sez "J. Landman Gay" <jac...@hyperactivesw.com>:
| On 5/23/17 10:36 AM, Matt Maier via use-livecode wrote:
| > I want to find out which parts of my code are making changes to a control's
| > parameter. Specifically, I've got an arrow that I want to be black, and it
| > is black when it's created, but then it turns gray. I can't find the script
| > that's turning it gray.
| >
| > I don't know where to put a breakpoint in the script.
| >
| > Can I put a breakpoint on that control's color parameter, so execution
| > stops whenever something modifies it and goes to the script that's doing
| > the modification?
|
| You can't break for a parameter per se, only at a specified line of
| script. …
I just had an idea that might be helpful for Matt Maier…
If I'm reading the LC Dictionary aright, the property "executionContexts"
should be very useful for nailing down which handler did what at whatever time;
you just need to look at the executionContexts at just the right moment. So,
use a "send [whatever] in [time]" loop, like so:
on ColorCheck
if (the color of the specific control) = "gray" then
answer the executionContexts
end if
if the optionKey is up then send "ColorCheck" to me in 50 milliseconds
end ColorCheck
Ordinarily, "send [whatever] in [time]" loops are frowned upon because they
burn cycles gratuitously, thus slowing down the stack's operations. But in this
case, slowing down the stack's operations should be acceptable, as it gives you
a better chance of catching the offending command (i.e., the one that's doing
the color-change) in the act.
Troubleshooting: If what's really happening is an change in the control's blend
property, that could make the control *appear* to change color while said color
is actually the same, in which case the "answer the executionContexts" line
would never execute. If this happens, check for a change in the control's blend
property, not a change in the control's color property.
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