microsoft / microsoft/pxt

Option to disable dropdown options automatic optimization

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
When dropdown options have commonalities, the commonalities are automatically moved out of the dropdown and into the block text. This creates a discrepancy between what you see in the dropdown and what you see in the Jacdac role manager. In the depicted example the options should be led ring 1, led ring 2, led ring 3, led ring 4. Instead they are 1, 2, 3, 4.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to be able to turn off this optimization with a jsdoc block comment.

Describe alternatives you've considered
We can use ledRing1, but this apparently goes against micro:bit standards for approved extensions.

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Research direction

Start by locating the TypeScript code that automatically optimizes common text in dropdown options and review how dropdown labels are produced for the editor and Jacdac role manager. Then trace how JSDoc block comments are parsed or exposed, and define completion as an opt-out that preserves the full option text in both views.

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Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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