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ShellDBug
This is a simple desktop debugging tool for use
with applications written using the EvntShell
library. All it does is display trace messages
generated by the library code and the user
application.
To display trace info from the user application
use <PROCshell_Tracef0=>EvntShell.PROCshell_Tracef0>. Debugging can be turned
on and off by clicking ADJUST on the iconbar
icon providing the user application has called
PROCshell_TraceInit.
Only one application can be debugged at a time,
starting a new application that has debugging
enabled (with a call to <PROCshell_TraceInit=>EvntShell.PROCshell_TraceInit>) will
clear the message window and display messages
from the new application.Help on ShellDBug
ShellDBug V1.10
#Indent 2
* <Licence >*
* <Introduction =>intro> *
* <Change History=>history> *
* <Next Version =>nextversion> *
#Indent 0
Paul HobbsLicence
The ShellDBug program and the EvntShell library
are ShareWare.
This means that you may copy it freely, but not
alter it, or make money on it, and if you find the
program useful you are supposed to <register>!
Note that the !Illusions disk magazine and the
associated Digital Illusions PD library are
specifically forbidden to distribute any part of
the EvntShell library code, or any program developed
using the library code.Registering
With a project as complicated as the EvntShell
library it is inevitable that there will be bugs
and things that don't work as you would like.
If you have problems I will gladly attempt to
solve them and send an update, but this does take
time and cost money. In order to provide this
service I ask for �5.00 (not worth as much as it
was anyway!) as a registration fee for the library
code. This licences you to use the code for any
number of your own projects.
#Indent 12
Paul Hobbs
Rheinpfalzstrasse 2
85049 Ingolstadt
Germany
#Indent 0The Next Version
Hopefully the next version will display
debugging information about the events
currently registered for each window/icon.
Also it should be possible to display
memory areas and variable values on
demand...Change History
1.03 - Adjust click on iconbar icon now turns tracing
on/off
- Select click on iconbar icon now opens main
window
- Added menu to debug window with 'Clear buffer'
and 'Save buffer' options
1.04 - Improved redraw speed
- Added ability to list some events
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She| 000002d0 6c 6c 44 42 75 67 20 56 31 2e 31 30 0a 0a 23 49 |llDBug V1.10..#I| 000002e0 6e 64 65 6e 74 20 32 0a 2a 20 3c 4c 69 63 65 6e |ndent 2.* <Licen| 000002f0 63 65 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 3e 2a 0a 2a 20 3c |ce >*.* <| 00000300 49 6e 74 72 6f 64 75 63 74 69 6f 6e 20 20 3d 3e |Introduction =>| 00000310 69 6e 74 72 6f 3e 20 2a 0a 2a 20 3c 43 68 61 6e |intro> *.* <Chan| 00000320 67 65 20 48 69 73 74 6f 72 79 3d 3e 68 69 73 74 |ge History=>hist| 00000330 6f 72 79 3e 20 2a 0a 2a 20 3c 4e 65 78 74 20 56 |ory> *.* <Next V| 00000340 65 72 73 69 6f 6e 20 20 3d 3e 6e 65 78 74 76 65 |ersion =>nextve| 00000350 72 73 69 6f 6e 3e 20 2a 0a 23 49 6e 64 65 6e 74 |rsion> *.#Indent| 00000360 20 30 0a 0a 20 20 20 20 20 50 61 75 6c 20 48 6f | 0.. Paul Ho| 00000370 62 62 73 4c 69 63 65 6e 63 65 0a 54 68 65 20 53 |bbsLicence.The S| 00000380 68 65 6c 6c 44 42 75 67 20 70 72 6f 67 72 61 6d |hellDBug program| 00000390 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 20 45 76 6e 74 53 68 65 | and the EvntShe| 000003a0 6c 6c 20 6c 69 62 72 61 72 79 0a 61 72 65 20 53 |ll library.are S| 000003b0 68 61 72 65 57 61 72 65 2e 0a 0a 54 68 69 73 20 |hareWare...This | 000003c0 6d 65 61 6e 73 20 74 68 61 74 20 79 6f 75 20 6d |means that you m| 000003d0 61 79 20 63 6f 70 79 20 69 74 20 66 72 65 65 6c |ay copy it freel| 000003e0 79 2c 20 62 75 74 20 6e 6f 74 0a 61 6c 74 65 72 |y, but not.alter| 000003f0 20 69 74 2c 20 6f 72 20 6d 61 6b 65 20 6d 6f 6e | it, or make mon| 00000400 65 79 20 6f 6e 20 69 74 2c 20 61 6e 64 20 69 66 |ey on it, and if| 00000410 20 79 6f 75 20 66 69 6e 64 20 74 68 65 0a 70 72 | you find the.pr| 00000420 6f 67 72 61 6d 20 75 73 65 66 75 6c 20 79 6f 75 |ogram useful you| 00000430 20 61 72 65 20 73 75 70 70 6f 73 65 64 20 74 6f | are supposed to| 00000440 20 3c 72 65 67 69 73 74 65 72 3e 21 0a 0a 4e 6f | <register>!..No| 00000450 74 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 68 65 20 21 49 6c 6c |te that the !Ill| 00000460 75 73 69 6f 6e 73 20 64 69 73 6b 20 6d 61 67 61 |usions disk maga| 00000470 7a 69 6e 65 20 61 6e 64 20 74 68 65 0a 61 73 73 |zine and the.ass| 00000480 6f 63 69 61 74 65 64 20 44 69 67 69 74 61 6c 20 |ociated Digital | 00000490 49 6c 6c 75 73 69 6f 6e 73 20 50 44 20 6c 69 62 |Illusions PD lib| 000004a0 72 61 72 79 20 61 72 65 0a 73 70 65 63 69 66 69 |rary are.specifi| 000004b0 63 61 6c 6c 79 20 66 6f 72 62 69 64 64 65 6e 20 |cally forbidden | 000004c0 74 6f 20 64 69 73 74 72 69 62 75 74 65 20 61 6e |to distribute an| 000004d0 79 20 70 61 72 74 20 6f 66 0a 74 68 65 20 45 76 |y part of.the Ev| 000004e0 6e 74 53 68 65 6c 6c 20 6c 69 62 72 61 72 79 20 |ntShell library | 000004f0 63 6f 64 65 2c 20 6f 72 20 61 6e 79 20 70 72 6f |code, or any pro| 00000500 67 72 61 6d 20 64 65 76 65 6c 6f 70 65 64 0a 75 |gram developed.u| 00000510 73 69 6e 67 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 62 72 61 72 79 |sing the library| 00000520 20 63 6f 64 65 2e 52 65 67 69 73 74 65 72 69 6e | code.Registerin| 00000530 67 0a 57 69 74 68 20 61 20 70 72 6f 6a 65 63 74 |g.With a project| 00000540 20 61 73 20 63 6f 6d 70 6c 69 63 61 74 65 64 20 | as complicated | 00000550 61 73 20 74 68 65 20 45 76 6e 74 53 68 65 6c 6c |as the EvntShell| 00000560 0a 6c 69 62 72 61 72 79 20 69 74 20 69 73 20 69 |.library it is i| 00000570 6e 65 76 69 74 61 62 6c 65 20 74 68 61 74 20 74 |nevitable that t| 00000580 68 65 72 65 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 62 65 20 62 75 67 |here will be bug| 00000590 73 0a 61 6e 64 20 74 68 69 6e 67 73 20 74 68 61 |s.and things tha| 000005a0 74 20 64 6f 6e 27 74 20 77 6f 72 6b 20 61 73 20 |t don't work as | 000005b0 79 6f 75 20 77 6f 75 6c 64 20 6c 69 6b 65 2e 0a |you would like..| 000005c0 0a 49 66 20 79 6f 75 20 68 61 76 65 20 70 72 6f |.If you have pro| 000005d0 62 6c 65 6d 73 20 49 20 77 69 6c 6c 20 67 6c 61 |blems I will gla| 000005e0 64 6c 79 20 61 74 74 65 6d 70 74 20 74 6f 0a 73 |dly attempt to.s| 000005f0 6f 6c 76 65 20 74 68 65 6d 20 61 6e 64 20 73 65 |olve them and se| 00000600 6e 64 20 61 6e 20 75 70 64 61 74 65 2c 20 62 75 |nd an update, bu| 00000610 74 20 74 68 69 73 20 64 6f 65 73 20 74 61 6b 65 |t this does take| 00000620 0a 74 69 6d 65 20 61 6e 64 20 63 6f 73 74 20 6d |.time and cost m| 00000630 6f 6e 65 79 2e 20 49 6e 20 6f 72 64 65 72 20 74 |oney. In order t| 00000640 6f 20 70 72 6f 76 69 64 65 20 74 68 69 73 0a 73 |o provide this.s| 00000650 65 72 76 69 63 65 20 49 20 61 73 6b 20 66 6f 72 |ervice I ask for| 00000660 20 a3 35 2e 30 30 20 28 6e 6f 74 20 77 6f 72 74 | .5.00 (not wort| 00000670 68 20 61 73 20 6d 75 63 68 20 61 73 20 69 74 0a |h as much as it.| 00000680 77 61 73 20 61 6e 79 77 61 79 21 29 20 61 73 20 |was anyway!) as | 00000690 61 20 72 65 67 69 73 74 72 61 74 69 6f 6e 20 66 |a registration f| 000006a0 65 65 20 66 6f 72 20 74 68 65 20 6c 69 62 72 61 |ee for the libra| 000006b0 72 79 0a 63 6f 64 65 2e 20 54 68 69 73 20 6c 69 |ry.code. 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