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--- manual:Macro_Debugger [2019/06/14 05:19] – peternlewis
+++ manual:Macro_Debugger [2021/10/15 08:50] (current) – peternlewis
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 ====== Macro Debugger ======
-Keyboard Maestro includes a built-in macro debugger which you can turn on by choosing [[Menus#Status_Menu_Start_Debugging|Start Debugging]] from the [[Menus#Status_Menu|Status Menu menu]] or by using one of the [[/action/Debugger_Start|Debugger actions]].  This will display the [[Windows#Macro_Debugger|Macro Debugger window]].
+Keyboard Maestro includes a built-in macro debugger which you can turn on by choosing the [[Menus#Start_Debugging|Status Menu ➤ Start Debugging menu]] or by using one of the [[action:Debugger_Start|Debugger actions]].  This will display the [[Windows#Macro_Debugger|Macro Debugger window]].
-{{ macrodebugger.png?528x193 |Macro Debugger }}
+{{ macrodebugger.png?nolink&683 |Macro Debugger}}
 Once debugging, you can control whether new macros start paused or start running.
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 The macro debugger shows all running macros, and what action they are currently executing (including showing nested actions).
-Using the associated buttons, you can:
+Using the buttons on the left, you can:
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 * **Continue** the macro – allowing it to run until completion, or until it hits a Debugger Breakpoint action.
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 * **Step In To** the current action, stepping in to any included subaction.
 * **Step Out Of** the current action and any other actions at the same level.
+The buttons on the right let you:
+* **Edit** the current action in the editor.
 * **Cancel** the macro.
+The button at the top right toggles displaying variables. The debugger will show the ten most recently modified (by this macro instance) variables and a summary of their values. If you want to show more information, you can use the [[action:Log|Log]] action to log details to the Engine.log file, or use the [[action:Display_Text|Display Text]] action to display information in a window.
 To debug a macro:
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 * Click again to advance to further steps/Action.
-All the debugger actions can also be done via [[/action/Debugger_Start|the Debugger actions]].
+All the debugger actions can also be done via [[action:Debugger_Start|the Debugger actions]].
 Keep in mind that once a macro has started executing, the engine has taken a copy of the macro to execute, so any changes you make in the editor will not affect the execution of the macro (although any changes you make to a sub macro that has not yet started executing would apply).
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 If you close the debugger window, the paused macros will resume their normal operation.