improve filename visibility in error message · ideas

Stream: ideas

Topic: improve filename visibility in error message

Anton (Jan 12 2024 at 11:22):

It can be easy to miss which filename an error is about because it's way off to the side.

── WEIRD IMPORTS ────────────────────────────────────────────── BinaryTree.roc ─

I am partway through parsing a header, but I got stuck here:

10│      ]
          ^

I am expecting the imports keyword next, like

    imports [Animal, default, tame]

Shall we center the filename like below?

── WEIRD IMPORTS ─────────────  BinaryTree.roc  ─────────────────────────────────

I am partway through parsing a header, but I got stuck here:

10│      ]
          ^

I am expecting the imports keyword next, like


    imports [Animal, default, tame]

Isaac Van Doren (Jan 12 2024 at 14:03):

To me it looks very weird centered. What if it was right next to the error message name instead?

Fabian Schmalzried (Jan 12 2024 at 14:16):

── WEIRD IMPORTS in BinaryTree.roc  ────────────────────────────────────────────

I am partway through parsing a header, but I got stuck here:

10│      ]
          ^

I am expecting the imports keyword next, like


    imports [Animal, default, tame]

Anton (Jan 12 2024 at 18:40):

Excellent suggestion @Fabian Schmalzried! I've made #6378 to implement it :)

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