On Sun, Jan 3, 2010 at 5:47 PM, Mike Christensen <m...@kitchenpc.com> wrote: > I just got around to installing MonoDevelop 2.2 and Mono 2.6 (Both > using the Disk Images) and am having several problems with web > applications. > > 1) Running with soft debugger usually does not work. One of three > things happens (at random): The web browser is never launched but the > application appears to be running (If I open a browser and navigate to > localhost, I just get a DNS error so looks like xsp isn't running), > or; the web browser launches and tries to navigate to 127.0.0.1:8080, > but after 10 minutes still no response, or; MonoDevelop freezes with > the wait cursor and I have to Force Quit after several minutes. > > 2) I did get the app working once by changing the port to 8081, > however when I tried running it again it also ran but would no longer > trigger any breakpoints. When I recompiled and tried it again, it > said it could not attach to the port (port in use). I tried changing > to 8082, but this also locked up MonoDevelop next time I ran. > > 3) When I did get it to trigger a breakpoint, I noticed a lot of > limitations with the soft debugger. First, I cannot drag variables to > the watch window (there's also a bug if you drag a variable name off > the IDE the move the mouse back, the mouse stays stuck in selection > mode). Second, all information seems to be immutable. If I change > button1.Text from "Click me" to "Foo", it immediately just changes > back to "Click me". Third, I love the fact that there's an Immediate > Window, but as of yet I've found no use for it. I cannot declare new > variables (int x = 5), I cannot seem to change any existing variables > (button1.Text = "New Value";) and there's no auto-complete > (Intellisense) within variables. Having an immediate window in VS for > both managed code and script is the single best feature of the VS > debugger, IMO. > > On the plus side, MonoDevelop has definitely come a long way in terms > of Mac usability and raw speed. It's quick, loads fast, no weird > re-size bugs (except for the fact I cannot seem to resize the entire > app, only toggle between maximized and normal).. I would also /love/ > to see a keyboard layout that would emulate Windows, where pressing > the "End" key actually moved to the end of the line (silliest thing > ever on Mac apps).. The one time I did get the debugger working, it > seemed fast. > > Keep up the good work, it's getting there slowly but surely.. I would > /love/ to have an open source alternative to Visual Studio 2008 but > looks like we're still a ways off..
Could you please file bugs for these issues if you can still reproduce them with MD 2.2.1 and Mono 2.6.1? -- Michael Hutchinson http://mjhutchinson.com _______________________________________________ Mono-list maillist - Mono-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-list