[Lazarus] Code Explorer synchronized with caret position

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:57:55 +0200
theo <xpde at theo.ch> wrote:

> Wouldn't it be useful, if the code explorer had a mode to
> highlight/expand the node which corresponds the current caret-position
> in the source editor? At least in mode "Refresh on Idle" / "Source View".
> Or is there such an option and I just could not find it?

There is no such option.

 
> For me, this would be more useful than code-folding.
> - You would know where you are. ;-)
> - You could see neighbour methods, which are probably related with the
> current method.
> - You could see parameters (even if header not visible due to scrolling).
> - You could see var sections (even if var section not visible due to
> scrolling).
> 
> 
> Has this been discussed before? 

Yes.

> Was it rejected for a reason?

No.

> Am I right, that the prerequisites for this feature are already there?

Yes.


Mattias