Okay, now I have a handle on the basics... What's a reproducible bug I can look into? (I was going to hunt down one that's not reproducible, but I don't think I'm ready for that.)
Also, what do you think of logging errors to a text file which the user can check after experiencing a bug? In ALL things, strive for ><>, Chris On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 2:14 AM, John Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > If you are on windows open firefox with the -console flag, on linux or mac > open firefox from the terminal. That is where dump will print to. > > On Jan 6, 2009, at 3:42 PM, Chris wrote: > > I think I found the problem... Does "console" conventionally mean the > command-line rather than the GUI-based Error Console? Regardless, > Components.utils.reportError gets the job done. > > Now I'm trying to find where the bookmarks are updated from the server? > > Thanks! > Chris > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 4:10 PM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Nope, I've been waiting to ask questions. I don't understand a lot of the >> preparation involved, but complex topics are supposed to be easier to learn >> if you start with "What's it doing?" rather than "Why?" or "How?" or "What >> is it?" >> >> I had actually just read about 'window.dump' and changed all my 'debug' >> calls to 'dump' right before reading your reply. Then I added "dump('foo >> bar');" to the beginning of every function in nsIGMarksService.js. At first >> I apparently had an unsteady hand, so some calls landed in prototype >> objects. Those generated syntax errors, but when I corrected them the >> console went blank again. (For the record, I am restarting Firefox to test >> my changes.) >> >> In ALL things, strive for ><>, >> Chris >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 3:49 PM, John Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> Sorry, I tried to warn you it was a mess. It basically evolved into >>> something I wasn't totally expecting it to be when I first started. I >>> really hate it. If you want to output information there are really 2 >>> ways, the debug ways you may find are just wrappers (and might >>> intentionally have had the insides commented out). The first way to >>> debug is using the dump() method, this outputs to your console or >>> terminal. The second way is using Components.utils.reportError(). That >>> method outputs errors to the error console. There are alternate ways >>> involving more code that can also output text as warnings or messages. >>> I suggest reading mdc: developer.mozilla.org >>> >>> https://developer.mozilla.org/En/DOM/Window.dump and >>> https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Components.utils.reportError >>> may be useful. >>> >>> Have you managed to do anything so far? I'm busy again but if not I >>> think I'll just submit the current version... maybe with a few more >>> fixes. Although there are bugs I think it still fixes enough things >>> from the currently released version to make it more worth while. >>> >>> On Jan 6, 2009, at 1:59 PM, Chris wrote: >>> >>> > Hi John, >>> > >>> > First, let me say that I don't want to be doing this if it puts any >>> > unwelcome burden on you. I want to help, but if my help is >>> > unwelcome then I have no place here. I honestly will not be >>> > offended in the least if this is your decision. >>> > >>> > I've looked into your JavaScript and I kinda get it, but I can't >>> > figure out how to output data to look at the inner workings. I >>> > found your 'debug' function, but when I called it from inside some >>> > of your methods and performed the required operation (adding or >>> > clicking the bookmark) I couldn't find my message in the console. >>> > Am I missing something? >>> > >>> > Thanks! >>> > Chris >>> > >>> > > >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GMarks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/GMarks?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
