Patching - show bytes and/or the length of of new instructions

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Feature
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Mostly clear
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Tech stack
cpp
Domain
reverse-engineering

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No implementation files or tests are named. Start by locating the patching and assembly views, then determine where the currently written instruction is rendered; done means showing its bytes and/or length with wrapping when the available space is insufficient.

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Description

Component: Assemblers Component: UI Effort: Medium Impact: Low UI: Dialogs

When patching, there should be a preview of bytes in currently written instruction.

I've made a small visualisation of what I mean:

patching
prev2

assembly
assem1

if doesn't fit, wrap
(00 should be wrapped instead of 48, my bad)
assem2

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