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Variables View: Show the qualified type_info for a variable
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Description
In lieu of another UI element to show this information, at least hovering over the type of a variable in the Environment View could show the qualified type_info in a tool tip.
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 or Environment View implementation and the code that renders a variable's type. Determine how hover tooltips are handled there, then make the qualified type_info appear when hovering over the displayed type and verify the tooltip shows the expected value.
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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
- 42/100