Thanks so much Lee ----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Burrows" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 6:06:24 PM Subject: Re: newbie on profiling with Scout, Flex, and FP non-debugger and debugger versions this is the link to bookmark: http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html#Flash Player archives <http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/archived-flash-player-versions.html#Flash%20Player%20archives> - each zip contains standard and debug versions for both browser types (plus standalone version) On 23/10/2013 02:00, [email protected] wrote: > OK, I think I figured some stuff out... Flash Player can't be switched > between debug and non-debug in Safari and Firefox (without an extension at > least). You need to uninstall the current version before installing a > different version. > > Seems only Chrome allows easy switching between debug and non-debug, but > you're restricted to using the latest version. > > The non-debug version is available here: > > http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ > > The website auto-detects your system and the file you download is the latest > one appropriate for you. The confusing thing is that it doesn't state that > it's the non-debug version, or where to go for the debug version. > > Alternatively, the debug version is available here: > > http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html > > but there's no link stating where to go for the non-debug version. However, > clicking on "Get the latest version" brings you to the first link above, > which is for the non-debug version. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 5:32:02 PM > Subject: Re: newbie on profiling with Scout, Flex, and FP non-debugger and > debugger versions > > Thanks Lee, I can toggle between nondebugger and debugger in Chrome pretty > easily. > > I guess the unsolved generic question is how to install non-debugger version > in Safari or Firefox? > > That is, I don't see separate downloads for debugger and nondebugger here: > > http://www.adobe.com/support/flashplayer/downloads.html > > which seems to be the place to download Flash Player. But, the downloads > shown, if I'm looking at this correctly, are only for debugger and projector > versions. Where is the non-debugger version that 99% of users (e.g. not > developers) use? > > I know Chrome ships with it, but I don't think the others do. If I have > version Flash Player 11.9.900.117 installed on my system, does it include > both debugger and non-debugger? If so, how to activate one versus the other > (e.g. on Firefox or Safari)? > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Lee Burrows" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 4:22:42 PM > Subject: Re: newbie on profiling with Scout, Flex, and FP non-debugger and > debugger versions > > you can check which versions are installed in chrome by navigating to > "chrome://plugins/" from chrome. in the new page, click on "details" on > right hand side. > > the first plugin(s) listed should be Flash Player and the descriptions > should tell you what is installed - just "disable" the version you don't > want running. > > On 23/10/2013 00:01, [email protected] wrote: >> Thanks Lee, makes a lot of sense. Looks like I've already got non-debugger >> and debugger versions installed in Chrome, although you can't tell by the >> label -- they both reference 11.9.900.117, so perhaps there's one install >> for both debugger and non-debugger versions? (no idea) >> >> When I followed Adobe's standard install for the debugger, it appears to >> have installed on all browsers in my system. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> From: "Lee Burrows" <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2013 3:49:16 PM >> Subject: Re: newbie on profiling with Scout, Flex, and FP non-debugger and >> debugger versions >> >> re 2, i use debugger player in one browser (IE in my case) and default >> player in another (chrome). If you use chrome, i think you can install 2 >> separate version of flash player (enter chrome://plugins/ into chrome to >> switch between versions) >> >> On 22/10/2013 23:37, [email protected] wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have some places in my app when entering a new state is not very >>> responsive (a lot of math is computed within a frame and causes the system >>> to display a spinning wheel while the CPU catches up, lasting about 5 >>> seconds). I want to try placing some callLater() functions to break up the >>> one long frame into several smaller frames, to make the app more smoothly >>> transition from one state to the next. >>> >>> I'd like to use Scout to time the execution of various functions to figure >>> out where to place callLater(). So far, all my development has been on the >>> debugger version of Flash Player 11.9.900.117 (the current version). >>> >>> Some newbie questions: >>> >>> 1. My understanding in reading about Scout is that the debugger version is >>> only required for memory profiling. Thus, I can use the non-debugger >>> version to get accurate timing information using the techniques discussed >>> here: >>> >>> http://www.adobe.com/devnet/scout/articles/adobe-scout-custom-telemetry.html >>> >>> >>> (e.g. trace(), Telemetry.sendMetric(), and Telemetry.sendSpanMetric) >>> >>> Is that correct? >>> >>> 2. What's the best way to switch between debugger and non-debugger flash >>> player versions? Do I need to uninstall the debugger first, then install >>> the non-debugger version? Then if I want to go back to the non-debugger >>> version, do I need to uninstall the non-debugger version, and then install >>> the debugger version? >>> >>> Or, is there really only one install needed, and then somehow in the >>> browser select a switch that turns the debugger on/off? >>> >>> I'm really confused on this because when I right-click on my running app, >>> it shows I'm using 11.9.900,117, although it doesn't say debugger or not. >>> If I go to this website: >>> >>> http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/find-version-flash-player.html >>> >>> it does indeed show "Debug Player: Yes". However, when I search google to >>> install non-debugger Flash Player, it brings me to >>> >>> http://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ >>> >>> which says it will install version 11.9.900.117 -- which is what I already >>> have installed, right !? So, there must be something I'm missing. How do I >>> install the non-debugger Flash Player? >>> >>> >>> > -- Lee Burrows ActionScripter
