Feature request, Grid Overlay: Inspect the cell when clicking on the overlay

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#1

Hi!

I know that the Overlay can span over multiple cells, so it is unclear which cell to inspect when clicking on it. Therefore the Cell doesn’t get selected and inspected in the Overlay mode.

However, when an overlay is occupying a single cell, then it is clear, so that cell underneath could be inspected. This would add a lot to the speed.

Alternatively, an “Inspect Cell” option in the Context menu would be the second best. It could then inspect the cell that is currently under the mouse pointer, if this is technically possible.

EDIT: hmm, looks like an overlay always pushes out other cells, so it is technically always over a single cell. So definitely, being able to inspect it in the Overlay mode would be great.

Thanks!

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#2

Good point here! Thanks for sharing this.

We definitely want clicks made on a cell to Inspect that cell instead of the grid. Even though it is an overlay, we can detect the cell ID from there and navigate the Inspector. Because we can do it with a normal click, we shouldn’t need anything in the context menu.

What isn’t possible unfortunately would be identify cells that are covered up by other cells. We can only identify the topmost layer. To determine how cells get layered you can use z-index, or just drag to reorder the cells physical index in the DOM while inspecting the Grid or from the Layout pane.

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