Register forum user name Search FAQ

Gammon Forum

Notice: Any messages purporting to come from this site telling you that your password has expired, or that you need to verify your details, confirm your email, resolve issues, making threats, or asking for money, are spam. We do not email users with any such messages. If you have lost your password you can obtain a new one by using the password reset link.

Due to spam on this forum, all posts now need moderator approval.

 Entire forum ➜ MUSHclient ➜ Suggestions ➜ Add a "Test" button to the right of the "Send to" combo box?

Add a "Test" button to the right of the "Send to" combo box?

It is now over 60 days since the last post. This thread is closed.     Refresh page


Posted by Kahenraz   (75 posts)  Bio
Date Wed 28 Sep 2016 09:02 PM (UTC)

Amended on Wed 28 Sep 2016 09:04 PM (UTC) by Kahenraz

Message
In the trigger dialog there is some space to the right of the "Sent to" combo box and I realized that this would be the perfect place for a "Test" button. This would simply activate the trigger as-is.

To test a trigger as it is currently I have to make a change then close the trigger dialog, close the configuration dialog, hit ctrl-12, then hit return.

If there is a problem I have to open up the trigger and repeat.
Top

Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,133 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #1 on Wed 28 Sep 2016 09:29 PM (UTC)
Message
Yes, but testing a trigger takes more than activating it. For example there could be wildcards, a matching line, style runs, etc. Forcing it to activate doesn't achieve much. Plus you have the issue of trigger evaluation sequence.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
Top

Posted by Kahenraz   (75 posts)  Bio
Date Reply #2 on Wed 28 Sep 2016 10:23 PM (UTC)
Message
You are correct but even a basic testing feature would be extremely useful.

To answer the points you mentioned, I could easily add a "testing" flag at the start of the script to toggle fake inputs.
Top

Posted by Nick Gammon   Australia  (23,133 posts)  Bio   Forum Administrator
Date Reply #3 on Thu 29 Sep 2016 04:01 AM (UTC)
Message
Maybe, but as I said in answer to another suggestion recently, I don't want to change the resources file if I can help it.

- Nick Gammon

www.gammon.com.au, www.mushclient.com
Top

The dates and times for posts above are shown in Universal Co-ordinated Time (UTC).

To show them in your local time you can join the forum, and then set the 'time correction' field in your profile to the number of hours difference between your location and UTC time.


13,662 views.

It is now over 60 days since the last post. This thread is closed.     Refresh page

Go to topic:           Search the forum


[Go to top] top

Information and images on this site are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia License unless stated otherwise.