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Add a keyboard shortcut to focus a variable in the variables pane
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area: variables
enhancement
usability
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- TypeScript
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Description
Maybe it could use the same UI treatment as is used when a variable change is detected.
It could also use some of the functionality used by F1 to identify the name under the cursor.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by locating the variables pane implementation and the existing UI treatment used when a variable change is detected. Then trace the F1 behavior that identifies the name under the cursor. Done means a defined keyboard shortcut focuses the intended variable and its behavior is covered by the relevant existing tests.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- desktop, devtools
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100