167141 - [RFE] Add "Add Watch" to Local Variables view

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Other Applications Graveyard :: Venkman JS Debugger, enhancement)

Description

[Derek]

Firstly, why can't I right-click in the watch window and select "Add Watch" and
type the name of a variable? This is possible in every other debugger I've ever
used.

I found a description in the Help->Command Reference and it said type:
watch-expr name

I wanted to watch a global variable called i
so I typed:

watch-expr i

and it gave me some nonsense error message about semi colons missing and
statements. I've wasted hours trying to get this **** to work. I gave up now and
will just let Netscape 7 visitors to my website get errors. It serves them right
using Netscape 7.

Totally **** off with this debugger, it's useless.

I'll probably regret this angry tone later but having f%@*ed around with this
thing for over an hour just trying to step through the JavaScript and have a few
watches and been stopped by a totally unintuitive UI you can understand it.

Comment 1

[Robert Ginda]

Why don't you chill out?  You're not complaining to some faceless development
team.  I'm the guy who wrote that "useless debugger" you're whining about.  I'm
also the guy who answers bug reports, writes the documentation, responds in the
newsgroup, etc.  When *you've* done all this *and* made it so simple that every
overstimulated yahoo can figure it out without reading the help text, then maybe
you'll find some spare time to fill me in on how you did it.

There is no "Add Watch" option in the Locals View context menu because I havn't
gotten around to it yet.  Believe it or not, it's not a straightforward operation.

Your problem is that you didn't read the help text in the Interactive Session
view.  The part where it tells you to prefix your commands with "/", because
everything else is interpreted as JavaScript.

So next time, type "/watch-expr i".  And take a Valium before filling out your
next bug report.

Comment 2

[Derek]

Woah, a response. This is unusual in this day and age. I told you I would 
probably regret my tone but I had pressure on me as to why back Netscape 7 
viewers were getting problems, and trying to track a simple problem down. I had 
to figure out the problem without the debugger. You know how it is when there's 
a barrier in front of you stopping you getting to the problem you want to fix.

Sorry, and thanks. Now where are those valium .....

Comment 3

[Robert Ginda]

Reopening.  The RFE is still valid.

Comment 4

[Robert Ginda]

fixed.