Bob, There is a resource called TW-Scripts which has collected selectively some Q&A but unfortunately the author is absent for a few months. See: https://kookma.github.io/TW-Scripts/ Atro
On Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 4:45 AM Bob Jansen <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/4c2d1851-a35b-49e6-9770-039e071b2f02o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/6C0C8E75-A92D-45D4-BD17-333B5B2DABE0%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- 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/CAKHVXmrKdmtuvAogpN3cZxd6poVh2cwXYc0mhkfEHGnLF7dusg%40mail.gmail.com.
