Symbols list: give declarations a different icon than definitions

[JeFrRe]

In the symbols list, is it possible to give the declarations a different icon than the one for the definitions?

Or put the declaration marker (declaration) at the start of the line? Like it is done in the navigation list. (which would also be more consistent I think)

[sean-mcmanus]

The fix for adding a declaration icon is being tracked by VS Code itself at microsoft/vscode#23927 .

However, I believe we can move the (declaration) to the front.

UPDATE: The fix was made, but the check in has been delayed till after the March release ships.

[JeFrRe]

OK, thank you. Have a nice day JF

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[sean-mcmanus]

We decided not to fix this, because:

1. It causes the declaration and definition to not be sorted next to each other.
2. We're concerned that non-English speakers might be confused by what "(declaration)" is if it's more visible on the left side.
3. We were concerned that "(declaration) " was too long to be on the left and shorter things like "(decl)" or some symbol might not be understandable.
4. You can hover over the symbol to see (declaration)-ness on the right side.

If more people complain about this then we could reconsiders.

Or VS Code could fix microsoft/vscode#23927 .

[bobbrow]

It looks like the linked VS Code issue has been completed.

[sean-mcmanus]

@bobbrow VS Code didn't add a declaration enum/tag/icon (just "deprecated"). Should we file a new issue with VS Code or what?

[elahehrashedi]

follow from here: microsoft/vscode#113845

[mrx23dot]

It's so annoying to see duplicates in C files

If implementation is in the file there is no point showing its prototype,
but in header it's useful to show the prototype if no implementation.

tl;dr only show one