AS3 FlashDevelop project tracing will only work if you have the Debugger version of FlashPlayer installed. With the debugger version you will also get flash pop-up messages from the web browser when an error occurs in the flash movie.
1) You will need to select a TestMovie option that works, I use "play in popup" which seems to use the operating system's default browser. Set FlashDevelop's "Test Movie" option here:
FlashDevelop Top Menu -> Project -> Properties -> Output (tab) -> Test Movie (dropdown) -> Play in Popup
2) You need to install the debug flash player for the right browser, there is one for IE (internet explorer) and one for Netscape/Mozilla (FireFox).
Since FlashDevelop uses your operating system's default web browser for the "play in popup", that's the one you want to install the debug player for (which should be FireFox if it isn't already - click here to see how to set default browser in Vista). Install it for both, if you want. I like to have one browser with debugger version and one with regular flash player just for testing both.
You can download the debugger player from adobe here:
Posted on
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
by Sean P
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