BASIC urgently needs a way to comment out code blocks. This is essential for convenient coding and debugging. I would suggest C-style /* ... */ code blocks and even the option to use // for single line commenting as this is much more convenient than 'rem'.
It isn't required to use REM, you may also use single quote '
I presume the request was about being able to select a code block, and toggle whether it should be commented out or not. Seems like a reasonable idea.
In code editors as PyCharm or Kate we have the Ctrl+/ shortcut that adds/removes comment marks from the selected code. This shouldn't be too difficult to implement. Let me know if you like the idea.
Proposed patch in: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/c/core/+/162005
Rafael Lima committed a patch related to this issue. It has been pushed to "master": https://git.libreoffice.org/core/commit/22b5007e2740e1f461968f3c8e919326eb4d4785 tdf#140004 Toggle comment in the Basic IDE It will be available in 24.8.0. The patch should be included in the daily builds available at https://dev-builds.libreoffice.org/daily/ in the next 24-48 hours. More information about daily builds can be found at: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Testing_Daily_Builds Affected users are encouraged to test the fix and report feedback.