right click on a word select a menuitem "add it to local variable" in the current defun

[arcqiufeng]

that's could be very convenience

[lisanlowa]

This enhancement will make a big difference in debugging efficiency.

[whlkw]

it looks like VSCODE has supported to add variable to "watch" instead of "local" window. There is any other strong reasons it must add to "local" window?

[arcqiufeng]

This is what I mean:

I have the code:

(defun test()
  (setq msg "This is a test.")
  (alert msg)
)

When I right click on the word "msg" with mouse, a popup menu is called out then I can select "add it to local var". Then the codes will become this:

(defun test( / msg) (setq msg...

If the var is in lambda, is will be (lambda ( xxx / var...)....

If "add to global var", several lines will be added in the beginning of the code: ;;; Globals ;;; ===== (setq msg v1) ... ;;; End of Globals and also can provide a global var editor box....

[whlkw]

Thanks! I understand it! It looks like it is similar to this one https://github.com/Autodesk-AutoCAD/AutoLispExt/issues/2

[hansWurst-creator]

I would prefer a code Aktion for this operation (default keybinding Ctrl+.).

Knowledge which Variables a localized would also make renaming of Variables possible (default keybinding F2).

Another helpful improvement would be different highlighting for local and global variables.

Examples are from C#.

[hansWurst-creator]

From my understand with go to definition now implemented this should not be too complicated to implemented. Basically after checking if it is a local variable add the variable to the defun statment.