thanks, ctrl-r and especially shift-ctrl-r are greatly appreciated! myk, Simulator v4 is based on latest-mozilla-b2g18_v1_1_0_hd, if I am not mistaken. Are you planning to provide Firefox OS Simulator for the latest-mozilla-central (v25 at this moment)?
On Friday, June 28, 2013 2:33:30 PM UTC-4, Myk Melez wrote: > Appists! > > > > Here's the latest on the Simulator! > > > > *v4 Preview Builds* > > > > If you haven't tried a preview build recently, you're in for a treat! > > We've landed many bug fixes and enhancements over the course of the v4 > > development cycle. Read on for some highlights, or install the latest > > build and check it out! > > > > Latest preview build: Windows > > <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/r2d2b2g-windows.xpi>, > > Mac > > <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/r2d2b2g-mac.xpi>, > > and Linux > > <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/r2d2b2g-linux.xpi>. > > > > *New Connect Button* > > > > @ochameau just landed a Connect button for each app that opens a > > developer toolbox connected directly to that app! So you no longer have > > to search through messages in the Console or filter scripts in the > > Debugger to find those specific to your app. Just press its Connect button! > > > > *Remote Style Editor* > > > > @ochameau also landed @harthur's work to enable remote style editing. So > > connecting to an app with a Nightly or Aurora build of Firefox now > > includes a Style Editor tab in the toolbox for remote editing of your > > app's style! > > > > *Hidden Feature: Shift-Ctrl/Cmd-R* > > > > @rpl implemented a hidden enhancement to the App > Refresh feature. When > > using its keyboard shortcut Ctrl-R (Cmd-R on Mac), if you also hold down > > the Shift key, then the Simulator will clear persistent data (AppCache, > > localStorage, sessionStorage, and IndexedDB) while refreshing the app! > > > > *Testing Receipts* > > > > @nickdesaulniers added support for testing receipt verification! To use > > it, just select a receipt type from the Receipt dropdown menu in the > > app's Dashboard entry. The addon will then download a receipt from a > > Marketplace receipt service and reinstall the app with that receipt in > > the Simulator, so you can test receipt verification with the various > > kinds of receipts your app may encounter (valid, invalid, and refunded). > > > > *Dashboard Design* > > > > @potch updated the Dashboard to reduce clutter and improve usability! > > Note that the Update button has been renamed to Refresh (consistent with > > the App > Refresh function in the Simulator itself). Also, there is no > > longer a Run button, but both Refresh and Connect will run the app in > > the process of refreshing/connecting to it; and you can run an app from > > within the Simulator by clicking its homescreen icon. > > > > *Touch Events* > > > > @ochameau integrated Gaia's touch events simulation, so interacting with > > the Simulator using a mouse now generates real touch events! Besides > > fixing a variety of issues in core Gaia apps that assume touch > > interactions, this means you can now test third-party apps that rely on > > touch events without making them fall back to mouse events. > > > > *v4 Endgame* > > > > Yesterday we bounced off zarro boogs > > <https://github.com/mozilla/r2d2b2g/issues?direction=desc&milestone=4&sort=created&state=open>! > > > So I built new preview builds, and I expect them to be the last such > > builds before the v4 release. Give them a try, and let us know about any > > issues you encounter <https://github.com/mozilla/r2d2b2g/issues/new>! > > > > Latest preview build: Windows > > <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/r2d2b2g-windows.xpi>, > > Mac > > <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/r2d2b2g-mac.xpi>, > > and Linux > > <https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/labs/r2d2b2g/r2d2b2g-linux.xpi>. > > > > -myk _______________________________________________ dev-webapps mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/dev-webapps
