[Lazarus] Code Browser

waldo kitty wkitty42 at windstream.net
Thu Dec 4 09:03:53 CET 2014


On 12/4/2014 12:42 AM, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
> Lazarus 1.3 shows the codebrowser when I hit F1 on an unknown (incomplete...)
> identifier. That's a nice feature, but searching in the browser can become tedious.

something that threw me off was when it was scanning code files... i don't know 
how long it took me to finally see the bar at the bottom of the screen and the 
numbers being updated as it advanced...

> When a unit is missing from a uses list, searching in the project files seems
> not to be the right choice, instead it seems to be required to search the FCL as
> well(?) - what takes a considerable time. Unfortunately the browser restarts the
> search as soon as I try to change the search string, before I finish typing :-(
>
> Suggestions:
> 1. Wait until the user presses "Rescan", optionally add an according (Auto
> Rescan) checkbox.
> 2. Add an Stop/Cancel button, that allows to stop the search (not closing the
> browser window!).
> 3. Add F1 and/or Help button for help on using the Code Browser.

having recently run into this "new weird box" when hitting F1 and expecting the 
standard lhelp, i think i can agree with the above ;)

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