[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 30735] New: Web Inspector: hovering in the DOM tree it is very hard to double-click to edit

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=30735

           Summary: Web Inspector: hovering in the DOM tree it is very
                    hard to double-click to edit
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Web Inspector
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: timothy at hatcher.name
                CC: timothy at hatcher.name, aroben at apple.com,
                    rik at webkit.org, joepeck at webkit.org,
                    pfeldman at chromium.org, bweinstein at apple.com


When hovering in the DOM tree it is very hard to double-click to edit now. The
other day I was editing the Inspector with the Inspector to quickly test things
for the Timeline mock-up. And I was very frustrated when I went to double-click
on an attribute or text node that it would shift under my and I might miss it.

I think we need to rethink the hover to add a new attribute changes. I feel
this was better when it didn't shift so much, but since it changed to: ?="" it
is more likely going to shift and rewrap.

Options I see are:

- Some control show up on hover that does not affect layout. THe control could
have other things like "New Child", etc in there.
- Move the controls to the right end of the row, or the left before the node.

(There is also a bug when the hover causes the text to wrap to a new line. THer
selection highlight does not grow, so you don't see the white text on the new
line. updateSelection() needs called.)

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