eclipse-theia/theia

[Preference]: Add show modified settings menu-item

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#8252 opened on Jul 28, 2020

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Description

Like VSCode, we can implement a Show Modified Settings in the preference UI, which would allow the users to have a list of all the preference values updated by them.

In VSCode. modified

modify

Contributor guide

Tech stack
typescriptreact
Domain
frontend
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
mostly clear
Prerequisites
TypeScriptReactTheia preferences systemUI component patterns
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Study the existing preferences UI in Theia (likely under packages/preferences/src/browser). Look for how menu items are added to the settings view. Review VSCode's implementation for reference. Check if there is an existing mechanism to track modified settings. Theia's preference service stores user overrides; you need to filter and display those. Consider adding a command and a menu entry in the preferences widget.