Debugging a Photoshop panel with FB4

[cameronmcefee]

Hello,

I'm trying to get my environment set up to debug a Photoshop panel I'm working, since the include AIR debuggers is apparently no longer supported. I've followed all the steps in the CS5 sdk guide, like setting the PlayerDebugMode to 1, and adding the Contents/debug file to Photoshop.

In the documentation it then says in FB to:

1. Open your project in Flash Builder and select it in the Package Explorer.

2. Choose Run > Debug > Other.

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3. Select Web Application and click New to create a configuration for Web Application.

4. Enter "Debug <extension_name>" in the Name box, and the name of your project in the Project box.

5. Deselect the "Use defaults" option.

6. Replace the values in the Debug, Profile, and Run boxes with about:blank.

7. Click Apply and close the dialog.

In the dialogue that comes up under Run > Debug > Other, there are no such "Debug, Profile, and Run boxes." The only place I can see to enter "about:blank" is under "URL or path to launch." That doesn't really make sense to me, since I'm not trying to launch about:blank.

What should I be doing here?

Also, once all of this is done, Nothing shows up under "Run > Debug > your_debug_config_name" as the guide suggests. I have to go back to "Run > Debug > Other" to select my profile again.

[Anirudh Sasikumar · Accepted solution]

URL or path to launch is the right thing to change to about:blank.

about:blank tells Flash Builder not to do any launching but still wait for an incoming debug connection.

-Anirudh

[cameronmcefee]

Ha, fantastic! Your post prompted me to go back and look at all the debug flags to see why it wasn't working. I had the debug file in Photoshop and the PlayerDebugMode set in ~/.../com.adobe.CSXS2Preferences.plist but that wasn't working. It occurred to me to check /.../com.adobe.CSXS2Preferences.plist as well, which hadn't been set. When I set that it started working for me.

I'm curious why having it in my ~/ directory didn't activate it. Is that some sort of global only setting, or is it possible I have some kind of problem elsewhere? I've noticed a number of debug related things (like which version of flash player is used) have issues when I try to do them in the user rather than globally.

[Anirudh Sasikumar]

Unfortunately, I know very little about CSXS panels. The photoshop forums will have more info for sure.

-Anirudh