Reinitialize Probes

[JackDunaway]

Oftentimes, I'll use a probe simply to see if code has executed, waiting for the probe value to change from "Not Executed" to the value on the wire once it's first executed. Having a "Reinitialize" or "Reset to 'Not Executed' " context menu item would make debugging iterations faster.

[Jim_Kring]

I need this feature, all the time.  I might even post it to the Idea Exchange myself someday so that Jack can tell me he already did 😉

[muks]

Nice idea. I will def use this. Kudos

[CrystalTech]

Yes, Kudos!

[LabBEAN]

Good one...

I was just looking for "Reinitialize" (again) today.  Could we get a "Reinitialize All" option (e.g. button, context item) too?

[JackDunaway]

Good idea with the "Reinit All", which brings up an idea that would make the interface cleaner... rather than having a Context Menu item for "Reinit", it may be more natural to have a toolbar button. That way, different probes could be arbitrarily selected to be reinitialized (just as you can CTRL+Select and SHIFT+Select to "Remove Selected Probes" and "Open in New Window")

 

So, let's vote: what do you like better, toolbar or Context Menu? My vote is for toolbar. 

[elset191]

Both.  That way if you only want to do one you can right click it, and presumably your mouse has much less travel to perform the operation.

[JackDunaway]

@elset191: Ahhh, yes. Both. That's the current behavior anyway... the actions "Remove" and "Open in New Window" reside as a button and a Context Menu item. So, my vote is for both places to maintain consistency.

*** EDIT: And at this point a vote is moot: the correct solution (it's not an opinion anymore) would be to maintain consistency by putting the action as both a Context Menu and as a toolbar button. ***

Message Edited by JackDunaway on 05-28-2010 09:04 AM

[guangdew1]

I like the idea, no matter a menu item or a toolbar button. Buttons are more convenient.

[LennartM]

Was also annoyed by this. But this has been an idea already since 2010..