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  1. In AI helper, have a "Save Prompt to Clipboard" selection

    In the AI Helper, "Save as Prompt" saves a JSON object to a file.
    I'd also like to see "Save Prompt to Clipboard", and have the
    prompt converted into a fully-expanded body of text generated
    into the clipboard, ready to ctrl-V into the window of an interactive
    (non-API) LLM session. Thanks very much for this new AI feature!

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  2. Show line-numbers on results area.

    If you are working with remote people sharing screen it is helpful to indicate others where to put attention without describe a full line information.

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  3. Add dump customization via Visitor pattern

    Atm customization for Dump is highly restrictive and only works on customizing top level object. Converting it to Expando is next to useless for heirarchial objects as it results in significant loss of functionality (empty lists are rendered as objects with Count/Length property vs "(0 items)" string as in default Dump version, sub-objects don't get properly rendered.

    What might be much better from customization point of view is ability to customize Dump via a visitor pattern. For each property (node) in object graph, you would get a "VisitMember" callback with it's property type and value. At that point you decide…

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  4. Allow linqpad.exe to be referenced from VS again

    Messages from the past suggest that it is possible to add linqpad executable as an assembly reference to Visual Studio projects and use it to generate HTML output of the wonderful Dump() method. This is not possible anymore, based on my attempts with VS 2022 running on Windows 10. I would gladly pay, or pay extra to be able to do this, but having it back as part of the standard paid distribution would be a much welcome improvement.

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  5. Claude AI

    First and foremost, we are very happy with the software you provide. We use it in several of our projects (e.g., https://gegenfeld.com/tools as well as https://jntzn.com and https://jntzn.de/). However, we would like to suggest a Claude AI implementation as an alternative to ChatGPT/OpenAI, if that's possible. Keep up the good work!

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  6. Add a Zoom percentage dropdown to the editor window, similar to Visual Studio.

    Add a Zoom percentage dropdown to the editor window, similar to Visual Studio.

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  7. Back and Forward buttons

    Back and Forward buttons just like in VS and Rider. It makes it so much easier to navigate back and forth in the code.

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  8. dark mode

    Dark mode in MacOS v8.103.1 works, but the entire UI flashes different shades of grey with the cursor blink. - makes it unusable for me.

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  9. Enable HierarchyId type option for type data context

    LINQPad supports the HierarchyId type for automatically built data contexts. However, a typed context from an own assembly does not have this option. It can be addressed by overriding the OnConfiguring-method and doing this manually. However, this still renders the expand feature in the connections-tree uselses.

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  10. dump as c# class initialisation

    A new dump method that could dump as a C# class initialisation, eg
    new Foo() {
    MyProp = 27,
    MyString = "a string"
    },
    new Foo() {
    MyProp = 39,
    MyString = "another string"
    }

    etc

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  11. winget

    Would it be possible to remove the winget dependency on the sdk? I have dotnet 9 SDK installed, but the dependency forced an install of the dotnet 8 SDK. I realize I could use --skip-dependencies, but I typically do a winget upgrade --all and forget to add it.

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  12. Praise from Claude Sonnet 3.7

    The way LinqPad handles containers and UI updates works really well for this type of admin tool. The separation of different UI sections makes the workflow intuitive:

    Enter a user ID and find the user
    See the current permissions
    Make your changes
    Save and see the results

    This approach could easily be adapted for other administrative tasks like:

    Managing user roles
    Configuring application settings
    Reviewing and approving content
    Batch processing operations

    It's impressive how much functionality LinqPad offers for creating quick utility tools like this. You get a lot of the benefits of a full GUI application without the overhead…

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  13. Allow DumpTell() or Dump (title) to dump to a DumpContainer

    var someValue = 123;
    var dumpContainer = new DumpContainer().Dump();

    // I don't know a way to put the content of someValue.DumpTell() or someValue.Dump("My title") to dumpContainer

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  14. LINQPad 9 - Show My Scripts location as just LINQPad Queries

    Currently, it displays the absolute path. Perhaps it could be shown on hover for those who might find it useful.

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  15. Add support for duckdb in Linqpad

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  16. close saved

    Add a new menu item for closing all saved tabs. This would be similar to vscode "Close Saved".

    I often find I am in a state where I open things up and there are 20 documents, some with (duplicate) etc. Cleaning them all up is a bit of a pain.

    Close all comes up with a dialog with four documents with Yes, No, or Cancel.
    Not sure what to do at that point.

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  17. add a "Close Saved" menu item - similar to vscode

    Often I end up in a state with 20 tabs open, some with conflicts ( duplicate ).

    I'd like to close all the saved ones, so I can sort out the four or five unsaved ones.

    Doh, I found it on File -> Close Unmodified Queries.

    It would be nice to have that on right clicking a document tab as well.

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  18. Detect links in the result set, starting with http(s), and allow users to click and navigate

    Detect links in the result set, starting with http(s), and allow users to click and navigate. This helps to form links and validate them.

    For example, SELECT 'https://www.nuget.org/packages/Newtonsoft.Json';

    The result should be a clickable link that opens in the browser.

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  19. Use a different application icon for 4.x versions

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  20. Ctrl + E as alternative execute query shortcut

    It would be great if the Ctrl+E SSMS shortcut would be enabled as an alternative to F5. It's easier to reach and makes sense (E for Execute).

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