Keep cursor position in DebuggerWatch window about vdebug HOT 1 CLOSED

Hi,

Thanks for the feedback. Unfortunately, I don't think this is something I'll be able to tackle, mainly due to time constraints. It would be quite a big job to implement what you're proposing, for the following reasons:

• Every time the debugger state changes, the context is retrieved from the debugger engine. To make sure that all the variables in the watch window are updated, the whole window is cleared and rewritten
• After rewriting the window, it would be possible to jump back to the same vertical position in the watch window, but it may not necessarily be what the user wants. Still, it's a possibility
• To re-open nodes, current code would have to be refactored to log which tree nodes are open, then, after the watch window is rewritten, fire off (potentially) multiple requests to the debugger engine to retrieve the child node contents. This is fine if it's what the user wants, but I predict that it would add noticeable delay, and would be annoying if it's not required

So, in short, it is possible but I don't think I'm going to have the time to implement it as it's a pretty major change. If you do want to take a look at it yourself and contribute, then I'm more than happy to merge your changes in.

Thanks

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