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Viewing SUBs in IDE - TerryRitchie - 05-27-2024
Just a quick idea/suggestion that maybe could be incorporated into the IDE at a later date.
It would be great if when viewing the SUBs in the IDE (View-->SUBs... F2) the subroutines and functions from included libraries would also be listed. If one of the included subs or functions is chosen from the list a second IDE appears with that library's code scrolled down to that sub/function.
Within the SUBs listing box that appears showing Program Items perhaps the subroutines and functions contained in library files could be a different color to delineate them from the local subroutines and functions.
As a bonus pressing F1 within the code on an external library subroutine/function would act the same as pressing F1 on a local one.
Just a thought. Since the introduction of $INCLUDEONCE I have been breaking my libraries up into smaller library files making it easier to add just the routines I need to new projects. I often include the usage documentation directly into the include file within the subroutines and functions. It would be great if I could use F2 to select and view these include files at will in a secondary IDE.
I use RhoSigma's modified Notepad++ to do this now but sometimes I'll have 30+ documents open at a time and finding the right one for a quick peek at documentation takes a bit of time.