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Status Functionality already exists
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 15, 2023

Automatically expand the visible script window when clicking into it (events, pre/post, etc.)

Currently a developer has 2 ways to see code not visible in a code window 

1. Scroll inside the small 3 lines window (events) or the 10 line windows for pre/post script windows

2. click the up arrow which expands the window to 18 lines.

 

Problems with the current solution to seeing code

- Scrolling inside the 3 line window limits you from seeing nearby related code and you end up expanding the section anyway.

- The configuration panel is normally kept vertically narrow to be able to see either the UI or Diagram so even with the expanded section you still have to likely re-size the configuration panel to see even the expanded code window.

- Developers cannot see how many lines may be below the visible code so they have to check anyway, forcing them to expand the window and likely the entire configuration panel.

- Constant re-sizing of windows is in-efficient

- Scripts longer than 3 lines are common

 

Proposed 3rd solution

- Any code input box should automatically expand to a size that allows developers to see all code in most situations.

- The code input box should give the user an indication of which box is expanded either by a visually linking it or providing a title like "[Control ID] - on-click" or "[Activity] - pre condition"

- the expanded code input box should be scrollable

- the expanded code input box should be re-sizable

- possible default width of 50% and height of 75% of the monitor size

- clicking anywhere outside the expanded code input box closes it

- possibly keep the user preference for the size if a developer prefers a certain size different from the default.

 

Idea priority Medium
  • Admin
    Dave Perman
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    Sep 19, 2023

    Hello and thank you for your idea. In a release of BAW last year we added the ability to edit all scripts in a full screen dialog box, making it much easier for the reasons you mention.