microsoft / microsoft/vscode-cpptools

It should be possible to select and copy text in the Disassembly View.

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Description

Feature Request

It's currently not possible to select and copy text in the Disassembly View.

This is often relevant when writing bug reports in particularly gnarly scenarios involving third party code.

Currently, I routinely have to launch up Visual Studio to do that.

It doesn't have to allow for arbitrary selections; i.e. it would be fine if the granularity of the selection was limited to whole instructions.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the Disassembly View entry point and reading how its instruction display handles user interaction. Check for existing interaction or UI tests before implementing selection and copying; done means users can select and copy whole instructions from the view for use in bug reports.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
devtools
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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