purescript / purescript/pursuit

Add help note about why not all instances appear in instance lists

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Description

... because an instance can be defined with either the data type or the type class, and so the instance is only visible in Pursuit in whichever of these is further downstream.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the instance-list help text in Pursuit and read the surrounding UI or documentation; done means users can understand why an instance appears only under the downstream data type or type class.

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Assessment

Domain
documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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