Debugging and the execution path

Jerry Daniels jerry at daniels-mara.com
Thu Dec 22 17:28:35 EST 2005


Dennis,

The watched vars would be connected to the object being debugged.

Best,

Jerry Daniels

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On Dec 22, 2005, at 2:02 PM, Dennis Brown wrote:

> Jerry,
>
> Makes sense to me.
> However, you could also have a checkbox next to each variable name  
> if it is a watched variable.
> On the other hand, could it have more than one "custom" watched  
> variable folder?
> That way we could set up several folders with a different set of  
> variables for debugging different areas of the program.
>
> Dennis
>
> On Dec 22, 2005, at 1:24 PM, Jerry Daniels wrote:
>
>> Dennis, et al.
>>
>> Right! Folder of watched vars would be possible. HOWEVER I will  
>> then have to save those watched vars as a custom prop in the object.
>>
>> How to create a watched var: drag a var into the "watch" folder.  
>> Caveat: no folders no watched vars. Can't have everything.
>>
>> Make sense?
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Jerry Daniels
>>
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>>
>> On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:06 PM, Dennis Brown wrote:
>>
>>> Jerry,
>>>
>>> I like the folder idea better.  That way I can hide all the  
>>> globals, constants, or whatever.  It also opens up the  
>>> possibility to have a folder of "my watched variables" of mixed  
>>> types. ;-)
>>>
>>> Dennis
>>>
>>> On Dec 22, 2005, at 12:53 PM, Jerry Daniels wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dennis, et al.,
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the additional encouragement...can't have too much of  
>>>> that!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> OR we could make folders like we do with props and handlers  
>>>> (thus doing away with the need to sort by type and have headers):
>>>>
>>>> arrays
>>>>    gTestArray         A    113 ...
>>>>       cfirst          E    113
>>>>       csecond         E    222
>>>> globals
>>>>    gTabEvent          G    true
>>>> params
>>>>    pMouseBtnNum       P    1
>>>> temps
>>>>    theTestVar         T    test data
>>>>
>>>> Best case scenario would be to have a folder icon on the Var  
>>>> Watcher Toolbar (extensible like other toolbars!) that would let  
>>>> you toggle between tree (folder) and flat lists.
>>>>
>>>> In either scenario, indented items would be capable of collapse  
>>>> and expand functionality via disclosure triangles.
>>>>
>>>> Whadda ya think?
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