[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 107793] New: Web Inspector: Add explanation for Console object expansion behaviour

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=107793

           Summary: Web Inspector: Add explanation for Console object
                    expansion behaviour
           Product: WebKit
           Version: 528+ (Nightly build)
          Platform: All
               URL: http://crbug.com/166134
        OS/Version: All
            Status: NEW
          Severity: Normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: Web Inspector
        AssignedTo: webkit-unassigned at lists.webkit.org
        ReportedBy: serya at chromium.org
                CC: keishi at webkit.org, pmuellr at yahoo.com,
                    pfeldman at chromium.org, yurys at chromium.org,
                    apavlov at chromium.org, loislo at chromium.org,
                    vsevik at chromium.org,
                    web-inspector-bugs at googlegroups.com


http://crbug.com/166134

Steps to reproduce the problem:
1. Use console.log for logging an object.
2. Observe that the state of the object at the moment of logging is logged in italics.
3. Expand the object in the log with a mouse click. The state of the object is shown at the moment of expanding, not in italics.

Become confused if you do not know about rationale behind the behavior.

What is the expected behavior?
Explain the meaning of italics and why is the state of the object shown at the moment of expanding and not at the moment of logging.
Just a tiny informational icon with a hover popup would be enough.

What went wrong?
Developers without prior knowledge of the meaning of italics in console.log output, have a reason to believe that console.log shows the state at the time of logging and the expanding is only created to make the output manageble.

Did this work before? Yes Before  issue 50316  was fixed the situation was more confusing, but at least it was obviously confusing and wrong, so the developer would notice that. After  issue 50316  has been fixed, it is now subtly confusing.

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