Source View

Ideas...

• Chrome:
  • resizable
  • movable
  • scrollable
  • closable
  • dockable
  • iconizable
  • caption shows URL (shorthand for long URL?)

• Decoration:
  • line numbers (optional)
  • indicate top level script blocks
  • indicate function bodies
  • indicate currently executing line (more prominent)
  • indicate lines with breakpoints (distinguish conditional)
  • indicate try blocks
  • indicate nested functions
  • indicate functions used as ctors
  • indicate document.write generated code
  • indicate specific lines with code (where BP could be set)
  • indicate lines which have been executed (for code coverge)
  • Color/font coding
    • coloring for html in addition to JS code (optional)
    • all html gray (optional)
    • special support for embedding:
      • document.write
      • <script src=>
    • easy plugin support for custom coloring
  • show/hide lines with plain html

• Selection:
  • arbitrary selection of text on line
  • dblclk (or whatever) to select 'word'
  • line selection (multiple lines)
  • character-wise block selection
  • column-wise block selection

• Activities:
  • When running:
    • copy
    • set/clear/edit breakpoint (at indicated line)
    • copy selection to watch
    • open editor at this line
  • When paused (ALL 'running' items plus):
    • inspect
    • eval
    • run to here
  • Tooltip eval

• Options:
  • line number visibility
  • font size
  • font face (fixed only?)
  • font colors?
  • control color/font coding
  • control over various 'indications'

• Additional issues:
  • display of Unicode
  • automatic updating as text changes
  • can be programatically scrolled to given line
  • color coding implies fairly 'smart' parser in debugger
  • drag 'n' drop source?