84204 - add capability to see debug messages in the js console

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, defect)

Description

[andreww]

Since Mac has no debug console (unless you build it yourself) I want to 
add the capability to view debug messages in the js console.

Comment 1

[Robert Ginda]

For the record, the JS Console isn't the JS Debugger.  Hewitt and/or BenG own
the console afaik.

Comment 2

[andreww]

Right. All this would do is all one to see the same messages that linux 
and windows versions see when they start with -console.

Comment 3

[andreww]

reassigning to rginda for consideration.

Comment 4

[Henrik Gemal]

isn't this fixed? In pref -> debug you can enable dump to console...

Comment 5

[andreww]

I dont see the pref you mention. All is see is "enable javascript dump()"
which doesnt put the console error messages to  the javascript console.

Also, the point is to have this in non-debug builds - the intention being to 
mimic the 2 other platform's ability to launch with "-console" and see the 
event dumps.  

The mac doesnt have a console (dos window) to dump to, so this bug is 
intended to allow the mac user to see the same type  of events that a linux 
or pc user would if they had used -console.

So, no in my opinion this is not fixed.

Comment 6

[andreww]

Talked with rginda about what this would entail and I may try my hand with 
some C++ code for a change.  I'll post a patch here soon for folks to try 
out.

Comment 7

[andreww]

*** Bug 122534 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 8

[andreww]

ignore that dupe. It's bogus.