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bug#61412: Hover github discussion
From: |
Eli Zaretskii |
Subject: |
bug#61412: Hover github discussion |
Date: |
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 17:38:54 +0200 |
> From: João Távora <joaotavora@gmail.com>
> Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2023 15:05:13 +0000
> Cc: Chinmay Dalal <dalal.chinmay.0101@gmail.com>, 61412@debbugs.gnu.org
>
> Yes. I haven't looked at your code, but my expectation is for inlay hints to
> activate either on a timer after each change, or by the explicit request of
> the user via a keybinding.
>
> It simply doesn't make sense to use mouse hover for this because the
> hover mechanic is for a single text and inlay hints are about overlaying
> multiple pieces of information in multiple locations of the buffer.
>
> João, could you please look into this?
>
> Hi Eli, this is about the "inlay hints" feature.
>
> It's on the radar, but I don't have time in the very near future
> to handle this.
That's okay, as long as this is not forgotten.
> I seem to recall that recently you voiced some opinion in another
> bug report that this feature could be handled by a separate library
> instead of a custom Eglot-only implementation. This could be
> quite reasonable -- or it could be overkill/overengeering. Only a look
> at the pros and cons of this implementation can tell that, and I haven't
> had time, sorry.
AFAIR, you and others considered my proposal (to use this via ElDoc)
as not the best idea, for various technical reasons. So I no longer
insist on my proposal.