Describe the solution you'd like
The Property Grid displays the property name and its corresponding type in the Summary area when hovering over on an item.
Proposed Enhancements:
Summary on Selection: Instead of displaying the property information on mouse hover, synchronize the Summary area with the property header selection. This to provide a better readability in case of unintentional mouse interaction. It would also enable the next point.
Selectable Summary text: it would be useful in some cases to be able to copy the text in the summary, in particular property and type name.
Enhanced Layout for Summary Area: The current layout of the Summary area should be restructured to display property information across three distinct lines (see mockup):
Line 1: Property name (Title)
Line 2: Property type
Line 3: Documentation string (a short description or explanation of the property)
The reason for this is that presently the property name is left aligned and the type name is right aligned and has a variable length, and as already mentioned, changes on mouse hover create lot of visual noise and make more difficult to read the info. Having all the text left aligned would avoid to eye search the info.
Automatic Documentation Generation: Implement automatic generation of the documentation string for properties. This ensures that any updates or changes made to properties will be reflected in the documentation section without manual updates.
Enum and Multi-Choice Properties: For properties that are enums or have multiple selectable values, display these options in the documentation section. This will provide users with an immediate understanding of the available choices without having to interact with the property directly. Also this section should be generated automatically if possible.
I think user can benefit from these changes in terms of productivity.
Describe the solution you'd like The Property Grid displays the property name and its corresponding type in the Summary area when hovering over on an item.
Proposed Enhancements:
Summary on Selection: Instead of displaying the property information on mouse hover, synchronize the Summary area with the property header selection. This to provide a better readability in case of unintentional mouse interaction. It would also enable the next point.
Selectable Summary text: it would be useful in some cases to be able to copy the text in the summary, in particular property and type name.
Enhanced Layout for Summary Area: The current layout of the Summary area should be restructured to display property information across three distinct lines (see mockup): Line 1: Property name (Title) Line 2: Property type Line 3: Documentation string (a short description or explanation of the property) The reason for this is that presently the property name is left aligned and the type name is right aligned and has a variable length, and as already mentioned, changes on mouse hover create lot of visual noise and make more difficult to read the info. Having all the text left aligned would avoid to eye search the info.
Automatic Documentation Generation: Implement automatic generation of the documentation string for properties. This ensures that any updates or changes made to properties will be reflected in the documentation section without manual updates.
Enum and Multi-Choice Properties: For properties that are enums or have multiple selectable values, display these options in the documentation section. This will provide users with an immediate understanding of the available choices without having to interact with the property directly. Also this section should be generated automatically if possible.
I think user can benefit from these changes in terms of productivity.