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PDE enhancements - variable highlight + pop out console

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Description

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PDE

Feature description

Hi there,
I would like to request some enhancements to the PDE.

  1. When you click on a variable, it would be good to see on the right side of the scroll bar instances of the variable. Tabs containing the variables should also be highlighted.
    This feature is available in Matlab editor.
    Notepad++ has the highlighting but not the side bar.

  2. The ability to pop out the console. This will be very helpful for people developing GUI connected to pieces of hardware (e.g. Arduino, NI-USB ...)

Benefits

The highlighting feature will allow an easy access to all lines containing a given variable.
The ability of the pop out the console will add convenience when debugging code using two monitors: one monitor for the GUI, the other monitor for the IDE and the console side by side.

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This should be easy to implement for someone familiar with the IDE development.

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Research direction

Start by locating the PDE editor and console entry points in the processing4 repository. Review how editor tabs, the scrollbar, variable highlighting, and the console are currently handled; done means both requested enhancements work together without disrupting existing PDE behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
desktop, developer-experience
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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