See both variables and code in the debugger?
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
In the LC menubar, between "Errors" and "Tutorials".
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
My LC menubar (Community Edition, 9.6.2-rc-1) shows: Apple, LiveCode, File, Edit, Tools, Object, Text, Development, View, Window Help
When the Script Editor is open, it shows: Apple, File, Edit, Debug, Handler, Window, Help
When the Script Editor is open, it shows: Apple, File, Edit, Debug, Handler, Window, Help
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Hi.
No, the LC menubar.
"inspector, Code. Message box..."
It is actually a stack.
Craig
No, the LC menubar.
"inspector, Code. Message box..."
It is actually a stack.
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
I'm not following you. Clearly you're not talking about the LiveCode menu bar, because I told you the contents of my LiveCode menubar (unless your menubar differs from mine, somehow).
In any event, in my "Help" menu I found Sample Stacks. I opened it, it's extremely slow. With some difficulty I found Variable Monitor, and clicked "Download", but it didn't actually download as a file, instead the file opened right into LC. I saved it in the location prescribed in How to Install a 3rd Party Plugin (~/Documents/My LiveCode/Plugins), quit LiveCode, and restarted, but the Variable Monitor plugin doesn't show up in Development > Plugins.
In any event, in my "Help" menu I found Sample Stacks. I opened it, it's extremely slow. With some difficulty I found Variable Monitor, and clicked "Download", but it didn't actually download as a file, instead the file opened right into LC. I saved it in the location prescribed in How to Install a 3rd Party Plugin (~/Documents/My LiveCode/Plugins), quit LiveCode, and restarted, but the Variable Monitor plugin doesn't show up in Development > Plugins.
Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Stacks downloaded from Sample Stacks always open within the IDE and yes generally slow!MichaelBluejay wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:12 amIn any event, in my "Help" menu I found Sample Stacks. I opened it, it's extremely slow. With some difficulty I found Variable Monitor, and clicked "Download", but it didn't actually download as a file, instead the file opened right into LC. I saved it in the location prescribed in How to Install a 3rd Party Plugin (~/Documents/My LiveCode/Plugins), quit LiveCode, and restarted, but the Variable Monitor plugin doesn't show up in Development > Plugins.
Make sure you put the plugin in the same folder as indicated in Preferences > Files and Folders
Once installed it will probably be at the bottom of the plugins List.
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Thank you for the suggestion.
Given my experience with LC, I wasn't surprised when it didn't work.
Preferences > Files & Memory says my User Extensions path is /Programming/LiveCode.
So I put the file there: /Programming/LiveCode/Plugins/Variable Monitor.livecode
Quit LC, restarted LC, but Development menu > Plugins does not show Variable Monitor.
Given my experience with LC, I wasn't surprised when it didn't work.
Preferences > Files & Memory says my User Extensions path is /Programming/LiveCode.
So I put the file there: /Programming/LiveCode/Plugins/Variable Monitor.livecode
Quit LC, restarted LC, but Development menu > Plugins does not show Variable Monitor.
Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Erm, that is how every IDE back to Rev 3 has had it ? i.e., it is already in there, as shown in these two pics (rev 3, Lc 9.6) -FourthWorld wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:58 amDepending on how it's done it may be a patent infringement.
Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Um, Every platform I've run Lc on shows the menubar thus (Sample Stacks high lighted)-MichaelBluejay wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 8:12 amI'm not following you. Clearly you're not talking about the LiveCode menu bar, because I told you the contents of my LiveCode menubar (unless your menubar differs from mine, somehow).
Can you put the Os your working on? I'll see if I can replicate that behavior, and if I can I'll submit a BR.MichaelBluejay wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:28 pmPreferences > Files & Memory says my User Extensions path is /Programming/LiveCode.
So I put the file there: /Programming/LiveCode/Plugins/Variable Monitor.livecode
Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
If you put the plugin in /Programming/LiveCode/Plugins/ then you will have to change your extensions path in preferences to match. As you have it at the moment LC is expecting to find the plugin(s) in /Programming/LiveCodeMichaelBluejay wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:28 pmThank you for the suggestion.
Given my experience with LC, I wasn't surprised when it didn't work.
Preferences > Files & Memory says my User Extensions path is /Programming/LiveCode.
So I put the file there: /Programming/LiveCode/Plugins/Variable Monitor.livecode
Quit LC, restarted LC, but Development menu > Plugins does not show Variable Monitor.
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Nice Andy, I completely missed that myself.
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
There are two menuBars. The "standard" one and the LC one. The LC one is actually a stack, and (usually) sits at the top of the screen, below the standard one. You must have seen this. How, otherwise, do you, say, group selected objects? Under script control?I'm not following you. Clearly you're not talking about the LiveCode menu bar, because I told you the contents of my LiveCode menubar (unless your menubar differs from mine, somehow).
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
The menu bar is the system menu at the top. The one underneath that with the LC icons is usually called the toolbar, not to be confused with the tool palette, which is at the side.There are two menuBars. The "standard" one and the LC one.
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
Hmmm, the name of the stack is "revmenuBar".
But Michael, do you not use, or see this?
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But Michael, do you not use, or see this?
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
You're right, maybe it's just me who calls it toolbar.
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Re: See both variables and code in the debugger?
...but not as a tear-off window.bogs wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 1:57 pmErm, that is how every IDE back to Rev 3 has had it ? i.e., it is already in there...FourthWorld wrote: ↑Sat Jan 09, 2021 12:58 amDepending on how it's done it may be a patent infringement.
Never mind me, I was just making an obscure joke about the obscure joke that is the US software patent system (besides, it's been so long I'm pretty sure that old Adobe patent has expired by now).
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