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

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