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...
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