debug: when the alt key is pressed show regular editor hover and hide the debug hover

#84561

src/vs/workbench/contrib/debug/browser/debugEditorContribution.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import { visit } from 'vs/base/common/json';
 import { setProperty } from 'vs/base/common/jsonEdit';
 import { Constants } from 'vs/base/common/uint';
 import { KeyCode } from 'vs/base/common/keyCodes';
-import { IKeyboardEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/keyboardEvent';
+import { IKeyboardEvent, StandardKeyboardEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/keyboardEvent';
 import { StandardTokenType } from 'vs/editor/common/modes';
 import { DEFAULT_WORD_REGEXP } from 'vs/editor/common/model/wordHelper';
 import { ICodeEditor, IEditorMouseEvent, MouseTargetType, IPartialEditorMouseEvent } from 'vs/editor/browser/editorBrowser';
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { ITextModel } from 'vs/editor/common/model';
 import { dispose, IDisposable } from 'vs/base/common/lifecycle';
 import { EditOperation } from 'vs/editor/common/core/editOperation';
 import { basename } from 'vs/base/common/path';
+import { domEvent } from 'vs/base/browser/event';
 
 const HOVER_DELAY = 300;
 const LAUNCH_JSON_REGEX = /\.vscode\/launch\.json$/;
@@ -171,8 +172,9 @@ export class DebugEditorContribution implements IDebugEditorContribution {
 	private static readonly MEMOIZER = createMemoizer();
 
 	private exceptionWidget: ExceptionWidget | undefined;
-
 	private configurationWidget: FloatingClickWidget | undefined;
+	private altListener: IDisposable | undefined;
+	private altPressed = false;
 
 	constructor(
 		private editor: ICodeEditor,
@@ -219,7 +221,7 @@ export class DebugEditorContribution implements IDebugEditorContribution {
 			const stackFrame = this.debugService.getViewModel().focusedStackFrame;
 			const model = this.editor.getModel();
 			if (model) {
-				this._applyHoverConfiguration(model, stackFrame);
+				this.applyHoverConfiguration(model, stackFrame);
 			}
 			this.toggleExceptionWidget();
 			this.hideHoverWidget();
@@ -240,14 +242,38 @@ export class DebugEditorContribution implements IDebugEditorContribution {
 		return getWordToLineNumbersMap(this.editor.getModel());
 	}
 
-	private _applyHoverConfiguration(model: ITextModel, stackFrame: IStackFrame | undefined): void {
+	private applyHoverConfiguration(model: ITextModel, stackFrame: IStackFrame | undefined): void {
 		if (stackFrame && model.uri.toString() === stackFrame.source.uri.toString()) {
-			this.editor.updateOptions({
-				hover: {
-					enabled: false
+			if (this.altListener) {
+				this.altListener.dispose();
+			}
+			// When the alt key is pressed show regular editor hover and hide the debug hover #84561
+			this.altListener = domEvent(document, 'keydown')(keydownEvent => {
+				const standardKeyboardEvent = new StandardKeyboardEvent(keydownEvent);
+				if (standardKeyboardEvent.keyCode === KeyCode.Alt) {
+					this.altPressed = true;
+					this.hoverWidget.hide();
+					this.enableEditorHover();
+					const listener = domEvent(document, 'keyup')(keyupEvent => {
+						const standardKeyboardEvent = new StandardKeyboardEvent(keyupEvent);
+						if (standardKeyboardEvent.keyCode === KeyCode.Alt) {
+							this.altPressed = false;
+							this.editor.updateOptions({ hover: { enabled: false } });
+							listener.dispose();
+						}
+					});
 				}
 			});
+
+			this.editor.updateOptions({ hover: { enabled: false } });
 		} else {
+			this.enableEditorHover();
+		}
+	}
+
+	private enableEditorHover(): void {
+		if (this.editor.hasModel()) {
+			const model = this.editor.getModel();
 			let overrides = {
 				resource: model.uri,
 				overrideIdentifier: model.getLanguageIdentifier().language
@@ -266,7 +292,7 @@ export class DebugEditorContribution implements IDebugEditorContribution {
 	async showHover(range: Range, focus: boolean): Promise<void> {
 		const sf = this.debugService.getViewModel().focusedStackFrame;
 		const model = this.editor.getModel();
-		if (sf && model && sf.source.uri.toString() === model.uri.toString()) {
+		if (sf && model && sf.source.uri.toString() === model.uri.toString() && !this.altPressed) {
 			return this.hoverWidget.showAt(range, focus);
 		}
 	}
@@ -274,7 +300,7 @@ export class DebugEditorContribution implements IDebugEditorContribution {
 	private async onFocusStackFrame(sf: IStackFrame | undefined): Promise<void> {
 		const model = this.editor.getModel();
 		if (model) {
-			this._applyHoverConfiguration(model, sf);
+			this.applyHoverConfiguration(model, sf);
 			if (sf && sf.source.uri.toString() === model.uri.toString()) {
 				await this.toggleExceptionWidget();
 			} else {