I've done something similar:

- all variables in a single pane to the right

- individual variables are highlighted when their value changes. Useful 
when stepping through code.

- simple click on a variable gets menu with explore, inspect and other 
useful options

On 4/12/18 8:55 AM, Marcel Taeumel wrote:
> Please find attached a "brain fart". :-) Please comment on whether 
> this could be a preference-based modification to the debugger. It 
> would not entail much change. See the attached change set. Yet, the 
> current way via inspectors should be the default one because 
> ObjectExplorers have more side effects when browsing the object 
> structure...
>

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