jackerley
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1 year ago There are planned changes to the code editor to more easily allow this kind of behaviour YoYoGames/GameMaker-Bugs#3219
Having Open Editor button open at that line is a good suggestion
Is your feature request related to a problem?
the inspector can be a handy way to reference one script while working on another. There are times I'm doing this and realize I need to make a quick edit to the script I'm referencing in the inspector, which requires I go open the script, navigate to the line I was looking at, make the change, then return to the script I'm working on. It breaks flow.
Describe the solution you'd like
Consider adding a "Read-only" checkbox above/at the top of the script in the inspector. It would be checked by default. To make a change, simply un-check the "read-only" checkbox and make the change. I can imagine "read-only" re-ticking when the inspector changes focus to a different asset.
Describe alternatives you've considered
It also may be a helpful alternative for the "Open Editor" button to auto-scroll to the same top line that's in view in the inspector, so longer scripts don't require finding the area you were looking at in the inspector.
Additional context
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