I just got used to the flakiness of the red dot breakpoints so adapted my
workflow with workarounds to use them.
When I am debugging I want to follow through different objects that the script
jumps to. I have the red breakpoints in the different objects, i.e. Button ->
group-> card-> firstLibrary stack -> second library stack.
Sometimes it works beautifully at each breakpoint the script stops. other times
it doesn’t stop at all or stops only at open scripts. Also I have the problems
of not being able to always delete the red dots. In a bit more detail here is
my experience.
1. Red Dot Breakpoints don’t trigger. Here are some situations where
this happens and my workaround process.
- If my script is not open in the editor -> Open the script
- my script is open in the editor but not in the open tab ->
Open the tab
- my script is open (and still break points do not trigger -
Double Click in the script and make sure the text cursor is flashing in the
text.
- if still does not open. -> close the script editor and open
scripts again. (I haven’t really had to quit LiveCode to get them working again)
2. Can’t delete Red Dot Breakpoints by clicking. I am trying to do
this either while running through a script or not. Some times it works,
sometimes not. Here are some ways I try to resolve it
-don’t click right on the dot but just to the right over the
number
- if trying to remove breakpoint while script is running
- don’t try to remove while script is not the line with
the red dot(although it works sometimes.)
- step forward one line and then try breakpoint again.
- wait till script is stopped.
- switch to other tab and back.
- close script editor and reopen. (I haven’t really
had to quit LiveCode to get them working again)
It will be great if this can get worked out.
Martin
> On Aug 2, 2019, at 11:32 AM, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
> It's a display bug. Quit LC, relaunch, watchpoint gone.
>
> Bob S
>
>
>> On Aug 2, 2019, at 08:29 , Bob Sneidar via use-livecode
>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hmmm... I did have a watch point set... I will clear all my breakpoints and
>> see what happens.
>>
>> Bob S
_______________________________________________
use-livecode mailing list
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com
Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription
preferences:
http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
