Provide quick & alternate access to other label types

USE CASE: WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO?

User wants to see IDs, names, or other supplied labels/data that are easy to visually navigate. Some labels have variable lengths, but others do not. The ability to visually scan a label type yet see multiple label types can be facilitated better.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE AN ISSUE (OR TRIGGER A NEW FEATURE)

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Display both COMPLEX and ID labels

CURRENT BEHAVIOR

Compounded labels are appended end to end. They are difficult to visually associate quickly from one row/column to the next.

EXPECTED BEHAVIOR

See multiple label types at the same time, but organized better to make them easier to scan across rows/columns.

DEVELOPERS ONLY SECTION

SUGGESTED CHANGE (Pseudocode optional)

Either space the labels evenly, allow the user to quickly switch label types via hotkey, or allow the user to select a label type (or types) to appear in a tooltip on hover or hotkey.

FILES AFFECTED (where the changes will be implemented) - developers only

unknown

LEVEL OF EFFORT - developers only

major

COMMENTS

I got this idea while reading the java treeview paper. I ran java treeview and noted that it uses different methods for showing multiple types of labels. For row labels, it uses individual movable split panes. For column labels, it uses a single pane and just appends the different labels with a comma delimiter (this is how TreeView3 does both).

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