racket / racket/drracket

Style the clickable “...” in the “arguments...:“ part of error messages to be more obviously clickable

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Description

I have forgotten and rediscoverd this multiple times, and (some time ago) at least one person on the slack asked how to see the apparently unavailable elided arguments. Maybe we can also change it to something other than ellipsis since in non-menu contexts it doesn't suggest further interaction (and also it's not for the menu convention of meaning it will involve further interaction).

The edit just now changed the title to show the actual format “...:”. That I thought it was “:...” emphasizes the issue, since the “...” appears to say keep reading, the arguments are still to come after the “:”.

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No file or test is identified in the issue. Start by locating how error messages render the “arguments...:” affordance, then verify that the revised styling clearly signals clickability and lets users access the elided arguments.

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Assessment

Domain
design, desktop
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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