A better way to troubleshoot on device?

Hi!

When troubleshooting on the device, there’s a teeny tiny window in Xcode -> Devices that gives feedback from the device. If I’m doing a lot of troubleshooting, it’s hard to catch all of the print statements fly by. Sure, I can scroll back up and see them, but if I do, I miss out on the new ones.

Is there a better way to troubleshoot and see the print statements when testing on a device? There has to be a better way to troubleshoot than using the teeny tiny window in Xcode!

You can resize that window within Xcode. You can pretty much make it the size of the your entire Xcode session.

Failing that, there are a bunch of different options for debugging within Corona:

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/50004-corona-advanced-logging/

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/53442-on-device-console/

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/54938-now-available-library-for-getting-log-debug-data-from-your-end-users/

Hi!

I must be missing something. In my Xcode, I only have an up/down arrow to expand that area. Is there a setting somewhere else that lets me see more?

Edit: The screenshot I attached is the area expanded. When it’s not expanded, it doesn’t show up at all.

Quick GIF demonstrating how you resize the window:

You might also try this
http://lemonjar.com/iosconsole
It’s a console app for ios devices.
Simpler and faster to use than xcode when you need to work with device ligs

Hey Alex, can you re-upload the gif? I don’t see it here.

@g.sciacchitano, iOS Console works beautifully! Thanks for the tip!

You’re welcome :wink:

You can resize that window within Xcode. You can pretty much make it the size of the your entire Xcode session.

Failing that, there are a bunch of different options for debugging within Corona:

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/50004-corona-advanced-logging/

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/53442-on-device-console/

http://forums.coronalabs.com/topic/54938-now-available-library-for-getting-log-debug-data-from-your-end-users/

Hi!

I must be missing something. In my Xcode, I only have an up/down arrow to expand that area. Is there a setting somewhere else that lets me see more?

Edit: The screenshot I attached is the area expanded. When it’s not expanded, it doesn’t show up at all.

Quick GIF demonstrating how you resize the window:

You might also try this
http://lemonjar.com/iosconsole
It’s a console app for ios devices.
Simpler and faster to use than xcode when you need to work with device ligs

Hey Alex, can you re-upload the gif? I don’t see it here.

@g.sciacchitano, iOS Console works beautifully! Thanks for the tip!

You’re welcome :wink: