theo schrieb:
Wouldn't it be useful, if the code explorer had a mode to highlight/expand the node which corresponds the current caret-position in the source editor? At least in mode "Refresh on Idle" / "Source View".
IMO the code explorer should work (primarily) in the opposite direction, as a map from which one can go to the according item in the unit.
Or is there such an option and I just could not find it?
I'd like an extension to the editor statusbar, where the full unit filename is shown - why not append the current procedure or type name there?
For me, this would be more useful than code-folding. - You would know where you are. ;-) - You could see neighbour methods, which are probably related with the current method. - You could see parameters (even if header not visible due to scrolling). - You could see var sections (even if var section not visible due to scrolling).
IMO such features can become add-ons, which the user can show and dock into his preferred position.
Has this been discussed before? Was it rejected for a reason?
There exist wishes for an splitted editor view, with the declaration (or interface) part in one pane, and the implementation in another one. I liked that splitted view in VB3 much, 15 years ago, but nowadays I'm not so sure.
Am I right, that the prerequisites for this feature are already there?
Not really, I fear, but it should be possible to add the required methods or notifications to the tool interface. The most important extension already is in the IDE - multiple independent views of the same unit. What's missing is a relationship between editors and other windows (Code Explorer...), so that *every* editor window can have its own set of such related (docked) windows (as in older Delphi versions). It would solve a problem in the current docked layouts, where the visibility (top) and focus of e.g. the Messages window and the related editor file causes some headaches.
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