What problem are you trying to solve?

Focus on the what and why of the need you have, not the how you'd like it solved.

I really like the feature in the 'focus mode' view where you can see the 'Stage Input' on the left, edit the aggregate stage in the center, and get a preview of the stage output on the right.

However, switching between the stages slows me down when editing a complex aggregate pipeline and I would like to see the full aggregate pipeline in the center of the focus mode dialog.

What would you like to see happen?

Describe the desired outcome or enhancement.

Since the stage input/output documents on the edges depend on the selected stage, the location of the cursor in the center editor can be used to identify the "active" stage. Other stages in the pipeline could be formatted with a gray text or some other styling that will allow it to remain visible to the user, but obvious that it is not the active stage. The active stage could also be formatted with a highlighted background (similar to how the active line is highlighted with gray) to provide the visual feedback to the user.

The ability to toggled the active stage 'enabled' feature could also be provided as a button in the editor (beside each stage entry) that simply performs a code block comment on the related stage.

Why is this important to you or your team?

Explain how the request adds value or solves a business need.

Providing this alternative text view will combine the helpful layout of the focus mode, and allow users to quickly switch between stages when editing.

What steps, if any, are you taking today to manage this problem?

With the current options, users much choose between the current focus mode view and the full aggregate text view (and only see the final output document preview)