1950690 - Avoid hiding debugger preview popups when moving close to the previewed token

Status: NEW

(DevTools :: Debugger, enhancement)

Description

[Alexandre Poirot [:ochameau]]

Bug 1938418 got rid of "SmartGap", which was an invisible area around the previewed token.
This area was buggy (having an unexpected layout) and even when correct, it was too large and was preventing hiding the preview popup.

It would be nice to reintroduce some gap around the token, to help keep the preview popup visible while moving the cursor in close proximity to the token.
It would also be nice to revise the padding between the token and the popup, which includes the little arrow.
This is a large transparent zone which doesn't hide the popup and can introduce confusion as to why the popup doesn't hide.

Overall it would be nice for the gap areas to always be visible to the user so that you understand why the popup is kept visible or starts hiding.

Comment 1

[Alexandre Poirot [:ochameau]]

Attachment: Bug 1950690 - WIP "lens" popup.