Bug 60168

Summary:	implement Tooltip variable display
Product:	[Applications] kdevelop	Reporter:	Jon Smirl <jonsmirl>
Component:	CPP Debugger	Assignee:	kdevelop-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	frans.englich, leonp, trapni
Priority:	NOR
Version:	git master
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	RedHat Enterprise Linux
OS:	Linux
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Description Jon Smirl 2003-06-21 07:28:13 UTC

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.

Comment 1 Jon Smirl 2003-11-24 20:58:41 UTC

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.

Comment 2 Jon Smirl 2003-12-01 16:29:20 UTC

------- 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

Comment 3 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas 2004-03-04 01:47:35 UTC

*** Bug 76706 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Miguel Tadeu 2004-03-11 18:40:03 UTC

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 )".

Comment 5 Jonathan Solomon 2004-03-29 19:31:59 UTC

I was thinking the same exact thing yesterday Miguel, but that really should be a separate wish item.

Comment 6 Miguel Tadeu 2004-04-10 15:31:28 UTC

Don't know Jonathan, just seemed logic to have a config file that defines how to display all types( basic and complex ).

Comment 7 bastian voigt 2004-12-01 16:33:46 UTC

pleasepleaseplease implement this :-)

Comment 8 Jens Dagerbo 2004-12-02 09:52:28 UTC

Still not possible. We need support from the editor. Maybe in KDE-4.

Comment 9 Michael Dean 2004-12-02 22:34:50 UTC

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.

Comment 10 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas 2004-12-06 00:18:44 UTC

1. Subscribe yourself to kdevelop-devel mailing list using the KDevelop website.

2. Subscribe to kate-devel mailing list.

Comment 11 Amilcar do Carmo Lucas 2005-07-28 13:47:26 UTC

*** Bug 109702 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 12 Krystof Zacek 2006-04-06 11:44:21 UTC

You can get inspired by Gnome's Anjuta IDE. The debugger variable tooltips do work there just fine (sometimes :-)

Comment 13 Andreas Pakulat 2008-06-29 15:30:24 UTC

good news: This is (almost) fixed in KDevelop4. Its still buggy afaik, but its working.