Eclipse debugging widgets

I've only just started playing with the SDK and debugging through eclipse was working fine for my basic watchface. However if I load the WebRequestApp from the samples, placing a breakpoint doesn't get hit unless it's in the initialize() function, which runs right when the app launches in the simulator.

I see that when you actually select the widget to open it (using the watch buttons in the simulator), the thread in the debug window displays "<terminated> IQ Thread". Is this what happens? Opening the widget destroys the original thread, therefore detaching the debugger and stopping the debug operation?

Is there any way to get around this or re-attach the debugger? The simulator is still running the application...

Cheers!

jim_m_58 over 5 years ago

Actually, what I'd probably do here is just skip using the debugger and just use some println calls if you want to see how the widget works.

Necrov over 5 years ago in reply to jim_m_58

Thanks for the reply Jim, you've been a super valuable resource figuring the ins and outs of this SDK!

Do you just not bother with the debugger, or is this 'normal' behavior for it? IE, only good for super basic watch faces and nothing involving multiple views etc?

jim_m_58 over 5 years ago in reply to Necrov

I rarely use the debugger.