Debugger for Javascript

[Susan]

I have read that Netscape's JavaScript Debugger is better than using MS Internet Explorer. I was wondering what others recommended for debugging JavaScript and how to install it. I tried to download Netscape 7.0 and then download the JavaScript debugger, also called Venkman. But I am lost because it says that from the browser, you can start it by selecting JavaScript Debugger from the Tools->Web Development menu. But when I use Netscape 7.0 and go to Tools->Web Development, I just see Java Console and JavaScript Console, no JavaScript Debugger.

Any suggestions? I have tried to use IE in the past and for a newbie I found debugging hard because if I made a typo on line 20, my error would show up on line 5. I thought maybe Netscape would be better.

Thanks,

Susan

[khalidali63]

I have not used Venkman,but you can use built in JavaScript debugger by typeing the following in the address bar and pressing enter.

javascript:

[Susan]

Thank you. I cannot get the JavaScript debugger to work. I do not think I have it installed. I cannot find any Debugger.html anywhere so I plan to uninstall Netscape and download and install it again. Maybe that is why I cannot get the Venkman one to work.

[Susan]

With help I found out that I had to close Netscape after I downloaded the Venkman and then Open Netscape and go to File =>Open and open the xpi file. Then close Netscape and open it again and go to Tools, Web Development and then JavaScript Debugger. Now I just need to learn the Debugger.

http://www.hacksrus.com/~ginda/venkman/


It was that File => Open the xpi that I did not understand.

Hope this may help someone else who wants to try the Debugger.

Susan

[hongguo]

here is a debugger and profiler you can use.. www.titosoftware.com