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Feature to delete single object from variables pane

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area: variables enhancement
Dominant language
TypeScript
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Description

Enhancement request: In the Variables pane, there is a button to "Delete all objects". It would be great if each row of the Variables pane gained a button like this to delete a single object at a time, basically doing what rm(x) would do in R.

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Research direction

Start by locating the Variables pane implementation and the existing "Delete all objects" action. Add a per-row delete control with the equivalent of rm(x), then verify that deleting one object removes only that row while leaving the other variables available.

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Assessment

Tech stack
r, 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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