Re: Add tool tip to the file name tabs

[Daniel J Sebald]

On 01/28/2013 12:23 PM, Torsten wrote:
> On 28.01.2013 01:52, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
> > Torsten,
> >
> > I see you were just working on the file name in the GUI/IDE editor tabs.
> >   Please consider adding this patch
> >
> > https://savannah.gnu.org/patch/index.php?7933
> >
> > that sets a tool tip to the full-length file name if the file name is
> > all that is displayed.  With that, there is the option to have condensed
> > names in the tabs (i.e., more tabs visible) yet get the full path name
> > via an easy move of the cursor.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dan
>
> good idea, thank you for the patch. Pushed with changeset
> http://hg.savannah.gnu.org/hgweb/octave/rev/1eb3c67139f6
>
> Torsten

You're welcome, and thanks.

The tool tip could be a useful feature to add something to the GUI/IDE 
beyond just piecing things together.  Here are some initial thoughts:

* I could imagine in the Workspace window positioning the cursor over 
some variable displays the contents of the variable, but in a more 
detailed way than does the current Workspace tree.  (It would have to be 
done by overriding the tool tip function, because some variables could 
be a big matrix and dumping all kinds of text to a tool tip that is 
unlikely to get used is wasted CPU.)

* I can also imagine a right click menu option where the variable is 
opened in some kind of matrix display/edit--sort of like a spreadsheet 
format where individual elements of the matrix could be edited.  Think 
about it.  Say one has a 20x20 or 30x30 matrix and wants to see the 
effect of changing some quantity.  Well, the way it is now, one displays 
the contents then has to look at the pager output and sort of count 
columns and rows, which isn't easy when only a portion is visible at a 
time.  On the other hand a spreadsheet of values could display 
column/row in addition to direct editing.

* Also, in the Workspace there could be color coding of variables 
whereby one runs an Octave command and if after that command or series 
of commands is a change to the variable, it's color changes.

So, there are some Summer Of Coding possibilities there.

Dan