On 9/2/02 12:50 pm, Terry Vogelaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> It seems like you should be able to go directly from a script to the
>> debugger. I spend way too much time looking for the handler and object in the
>> debugger pull-down.
> 
> When a part of a script that needs debugging is at the end of a script,
> behind a lot of repeats and other loops, it will take forever before we
> arrive at that problematic spot. "Trace" sometimes helps a bit; it is better
> than hitting a step-button 1000 times. But when you don't know when a loop
> ends, it is difficult to remain focused such a long time.
> 
> Sometimes it is not even possible to debug something. Some scripts don't
> show in the handler list of the debug window. Speaking about debugging.
> 
> These moments are the only moments I long back to good old HyperCard again.
> In HC I just could mark any line, and as soon as the line is reached, the
> debug mode was there. It is probably more difficult to implement that the
> same way, because Transcript is compiled while HyperTalk isn't.
> 
> Maybe I miss a lot of the functionality of the debugger because I miss
> documentation about it. Jeanne, hint...

You can mark the line after the end of the loop by clicking on it, then
press Run.

Kevin

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