Hi guys,
Running Corona on OSX I know that if I bring focus to the console and press CMD+K it will clear the console window leaving it empty.
What I was wondering is if there is a way to do this from within a my app. I’m currently using quite a lot of print statements for debugging purposes and it would be really nice to be able to have the log clear on each reload/scene change etc.
Many thanks
You can try doing it with applescript
os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"CoronaConsole\" to activate'") os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"k\" using command down'")Maybe plugin Logger can help you reduce the number of log messages ?
https://marketplace.coronalabs.com/corona-plugins/logger-structure-logging-using-channels
This is prefect, I never knew this was possible in the sim until now. Like an experienced plumber I’ve spent years clearing out logs by hand.
@ojnab - Brilliant & simple. Thank you!
@Yoger Games - Didn’t know that plugin existed. It’s a bit more than I need right now, but is very useful to know about for my next big project.
This also has a side effect of bringing the console window to the foreground. Does anyone know the command that would bring the simulator window to the front after clearing the log?
It’s a minor issue, but annoying having to to do an extra click to set focus back onto the simulator every time I restart it.
I’ve tried this, but it causes the simulator to hang:
os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"CoronaConsole\" to activate'") os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"k\" using command down'") os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"Corona Simulator\" to activate'")
and also
os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"Corona Simulator\" to reopen'")
Any command that has “Corona Simulator” in it causes the simulator to hang.
I noticed that as well. For now though I’m happy with the one click as it’s still less effort than click->CMD-K->click
You can try doing it with applescript
os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"CoronaConsole\" to activate'") os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"k\" using command down'")Maybe plugin Logger can help you reduce the number of log messages ?
https://marketplace.coronalabs.com/corona-plugins/logger-structure-logging-using-channels
This is prefect, I never knew this was possible in the sim until now. Like an experienced plumber I’ve spent years clearing out logs by hand.
@ojnab - Brilliant & simple. Thank you!
@Yoger Games - Didn’t know that plugin existed. It’s a bit more than I need right now, but is very useful to know about for my next big project.
This also has a side effect of bringing the console window to the foreground. Does anyone know the command that would bring the simulator window to the front after clearing the log?
It’s a minor issue, but annoying having to to do an extra click to set focus back onto the simulator every time I restart it.
I’ve tried this, but it causes the simulator to hang:
os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"CoronaConsole\" to activate'") os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"System Events\" to keystroke \"k\" using command down'") os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"Corona Simulator\" to activate'")
and also
os.execute("osascript -e 'tell application \"Corona Simulator\" to reopen'")
Any command that has “Corona Simulator” in it causes the simulator to hang.
I noticed that as well. For now though I’m happy with the one click as it’s still less effort than click->CMD-K->click