Version: Gideon CVS - 6/21/03 (using KDE KDE 3.1) Installed from: RedHat RPMs When the debugger is active, implement tooltips in the editor window that display the value of the variable under the mouse cursor. This is a very handy feature implemented by many other debuggers.
I know Kate is missing the hooks to implement this right. So I just added this bug: http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68962 But meanwhile, I could make a selection of text in the edit window. Then on hover KDevelop could feed the selected text into gdb and see if it is a variable. If it is, do a tool tip with the value. This is a painful missing feature when debugging large programs with lots of variables. Some structures in Xfree have 500 members, it is a lot of work visually scanning those for the appropriate variable. Sometimes I am finding it easier to add a printf and recompile.
------- Additional Comments From rodda@kde.org 2003-12-01 16:08 ------- Actually, it would seem to me that this is possible using KTextEditor::TextHintInterface, or am I mistaken? I'm happy to help / answer any questions about it / fix bugs etc. http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68962
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And as an add-on, there could be a config file describing how to show the value of a class...like if i have a QPoint the tooltip would display "QPoint( 125, 340 )".
I was thinking the same exact thing yesterday Miguel, but that really should be a separate wish item.
Don't know Jonathan, just seemed logic to have a config file that defines how to display all types( basic and complex ).
pleasepleaseplease implement this :-)
Still not possible. We need support from the editor. Maybe in KDE-4.
If someone would be kind enough to point me in the right direction as to where this needs to be implemented, I would gladly do so. I have not yet contributed to kde, but would like to. I just need someone to point me in the right direction. KDE consists of an enormous amount of source to go through without a "tour guide." Please help me help you.
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You can get inspired by Gnome's Anjuta IDE. The debugger variable tooltips do work there just fine (sometimes :-)
good news: This is (almost) fixed in KDevelop4. Its still buggy afaik, but its working.