ndmitchell / ndmitchell/hoogle

Add highlighting for arguments

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enhancement
Dominant language
Haskell
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Description

We should be matching arguments to each other when we reorder them, and highlighting them. Hoogle 4 did this, bug Hoogle 5 lost that feature.

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Research direction

The issue names no files or tests. Start by locating argument reordering and result highlighting in Hoogle 5, then compare the corresponding behavior in Hoogle 4. Done means reordered arguments are matched to each other and highlighted consistently, with coverage for the restored behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
haskell
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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