Thanks Tones and Imtiaz helpful ideas. Maybe a manual tiddler should be prepared from these comments as I am sure I am not the only one to face this issue.
As a general question does anyone peruse all the questions and answers to update the manual? Bobj Dr. Bob Jansen 122 Cameron St, Rockdale NSW 2216, Australia Ph: +61 414 297 448 Skype: bobjtls > On 17 Sep 2020, at 09:19, TW Tones <[email protected]> wrote: > > Bob, > > I have a range of methods I use to debug but they are just co-opting other > methods I use to write the code in the first place. Eventually I would like > to publish a debug bundle > but for now some pointers; > Where possible test the code as you develop it, small ongoing tests, the > preview can help with this > Buttons can have variables displayed in their tiles (although they look > terrible) > You could have little buttons whos tooltip shows a value of something > I have some macros that test $:/config/debug = yes then display content > Popups and messages, or modals could be used to display "out of stream info" > Many values can be global or stored externally, you can monitor this outside > you code > <$text text=<<variablename>> /> will often show you need to wikify its > content before further use by returning not the result but the code. > > > More advanced ideas > Using the browser inspect or debug tools can solve some problems, especially > CSS > the https://tiddlywiki.com/#transclusion%20Variable can provide information > in nested transclusions > I have a varied that can identify the tiddler in which the code is defined. > The storyTiddler variable can be used when currentTiddler has being used in a > list to identify the tiddler displayed in the story list (normally > currentTiddler) > I think dump-variables in a modal may be helpful > Some operators allow you to test variables exist or have values > I expect i will think of more, as may others! > > Tones > >> On Wednesday, 16 September 2020 21:28:07 UTC+10, Bob Jansen wrote: >> I am trying to debug some TW code that is not working as expected. The code >> is in a macro. I have tried to display the value of a variable but that does >> not seem possible from within a macro. >> >> Are there any debugging facilities apart from dumpvariables which gives way >> too much for me to follow? >> >> bobj > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google > Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/tiddlywiki/VVQeCDn2gjc/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/4c2d1851-a35b-49e6-9770-039e071b2f02o%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/6C0C8E75-A92D-45D4-BD17-333B5B2DABE0%40gmail.com.
