Re: Problems starting the JavaScript Debugger - Venkman

Hi Frank,

Frank wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm using Mozilla version 1.7.12 and Venkman version 0.9.81 on a WindowsXP 
> machine.  This is my first time trying to debug JavaScript using the Mozilla 
> Platform, and the Venkman JavaScript debugger.  I have a simple JavaScript 
> that gets executed when a XUL window loads, using the onload event.  The 
> JavaScript is in a seperate .js file, and is included into the XUL file.  I 
> start Mozilla with the -console switch, and then start Venkman and press the 
> big red X in the upper left had conner, and it displays "...".  From reading 
> the FAQ this means the debugger will stop on the next JavaScript instruction 
> executes.  I then switch back to Mozilla, do a File->Open File and open my 
> XUL file, and no break points are hit.  This even happens when I load the 
> .js file into Venkman, and set a "Future Break Point".  However, when I look 
> at the Mozilla console I see this:

I use to load the page first, then open the JS file in the 
loaded-scripts window and finally set the breakpoints where I want.

Alternatively I use to open venkman and then refresh the target browser 
window with <F5> to start the work with venkman.

Sometimes the way you correctly describe simply it doesn't works ;-)

Maybe, it's a venkman's hookings issue.

> <top>
> anonymous@54
> jsdExecutionHook@262
> onxblpopupshowing@157
> [anonymous]@0
> vnk: execution hook: function onxblpopupshowing(event=Event:{0}) in 
> <chrome://gl
> obal/content/bindings/popup.xml> line 156
> ** ASSERTION FAILED: stopped in a filtered URL **

I don't debug XUL files but it seems that the last anonymous function 
receives an URL that is not correct.

Maybe this URL has an illegal format or some kind of internal inconsistency.

I can't tell you more.

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Alejandro Torras
http://dynamic-interactive.com