Community / User Role
Developer / Engineer using Dev Mode
The Problem
Currently, when inspecting components in Dev Mode, developers frequently only need a single line of code (e.g., a specific border-radius, box-shadow, or font-size) from the generated Layout or Style text areas.
To get this single line, developers must manually highlight the text—which often results in accidental multi-line selections—or copy the entire code block and manually delete the unwanted lines in their IDE. This adds friction, slows down implementation, and introduces minor manual errors.
The Proposed Solution
Introduce the ability to copy a single line of code by clicking its corresponding line number in the Dev Mode code inspect panel.
- Interaction: Clicking a line number copies only that specific line to the clipboard.
- Visual Cue: Hovering over a line number could display a subtle "Copy Line" tooltip or a small copy icon to make the feature discoverable.
- Success Feedback: A brief "Line copied!" toast notification or inline visual confirmation.
Why this matters / Value Proposition
- Efficiency: Reduces the time spent selecting, copying, and cleaning up code snippets in the IDE.
- Accuracy: Eliminates user errors caused by imprecise text highlighting.
- Familiarity: This pattern mirrors features found in modern IDEs and code hosting platforms (like GitHub), making it highly intuitive for developers.