1226542 - [WebIDE] Stopping then refreshing an application breaks the devtools window.

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(DevTools :: about:debugging, defect, P3)

Description

[Augustin Trancart [:autra]]

Attachment: Screenshot after step 8 and after clicking again on the "tools" icon

Sorry for the vague title, it's difficult to describe.

[Steps]
1. connect a phone
2. open the WebIDE, with a local packaged app 
3. Connect it to the phone
4. start the app, and open the devtools
5. set a breakpoint somewhere.
6. click the "stop" button on the webIDE
7. Click the "refresh" button on the WebIDE
8. observe the devtools section

[Expected]
The devtools section is working normally.

[Actual]
The devtools section does not work (in the "console" tab, trying to evaluate some js does not work, breakpoints don't work either...). It seems to be orphaned. The Tools icon is blue, but clicking on it spans *another* functional devtools section, in addition of the old devtools section (see screenshot).

Comment 1

[Augustin Trancart [:autra]]

Possible duplicate: bug 1172114

Possibly related: 1210429 ?

That's one way to reproduce it, but I'm pretty sure it happens in other situation as well. Will comment with other steps if I find some.

Comment 2

[Angela C]

I have recently encountered this when switching between open tabs from the left menu in WebIDE (when debugging Firefox on Android with my phone connected). I had 3 tabs to switch between, and the 2 that caused this issue were from the same domain.

This caused the original Dev tools to lose the close button and Network/Console/Etc tabs. The new Dev tools window has full functionality and can be resized, but this causes the old Dev tools to resize first (the opposite direction of the mouse).  When I click the close button on the new Dev tools section, it becomes unusable like the old one.  Reopening WebIDE fixes this.

Comment 3

[Julian Descottes [:jdescottes]]

WebIDE was removed, as well as local app development.