Visual D: Simplify interface listing

[Rainer Schuetze]

On 05/06/2019 10:41, Amex wrote:
> Interfaces in the debug window always seem to show the class it is as a
> child that requires expansion...
> 
> I see this no need for this.
> 
> Interfaces will display static info but the fields will all be from the
> objects so it almost always require an extra expansion unnecessarily.
> 
> Instead of removing the entry maybe just copy it up one level so one can
> see what is what if necessary.
> 
> Probably what really needs to happen(and it could be optional) is to
> always display objects as a flat list exist for any nested entries.
> 
> e.g.,
> 
> interface X;
> class Y { class Z { int q;} Z z; int f; }
> 
> will be listed as
> 
> X/Y
>   Z/z
>     q
>   f
> 
> rather than
> 
> X
>   Y
>     z
>       q
>     f
> 
> 
> (or how ever visual D lists it)
> 
> I mainly just feel the tree gets a bit polluted at times with
> unnecessary/redundant info
> 
> 

I agree, there is one indirection too many with the display of the
derived class, it should be shown on the top level.

Are you aware of the Debugging->Mago option "Show base class fields as
direct fields"? It can help to reduce the clutter, but doesn't help in
the example above.