X-Git-Url: http://source.jalview.org/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=help%2Fhelp%2Fhtml%2Flogging.html;h=a7da021873e4a8226cce822fd117b6bd24a4a00c;hb=585dbfeb3c901e3ca234a74c51a01c9e84132ef9;hp=dce1c7b543e250a8ceb94a00a88d7b8cd4258f0a;hpb=1d6f3d2a6c24b9fd2f01ef8ead421190905f8921;p=jalview.git diff --git a/help/help/html/logging.html b/help/help/html/logging.html index dce1c7b..a7da021 100644 --- a/help/help/html/logging.html +++ b/help/help/html/logging.html @@ -26,10 +26,15 @@

The Java Console, Logging and Reporting Bugs

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Like most programs, Jalview produces a series of messages - during its operation, often referred to as 'logs'. These logs can be - extremely useful for diagnosing and helping the Jalview developers - find a workaround for specific problems that you might encounter.

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+ Like most programs, Jalview contains bugs, despite our best efforts. + However, Jalview also produces a series of messages during its + operation, often referred to as 'logs'. These logs provide a record + of Jalview's operation. They can also be extremely useful when reporting bugs, since they help the + Jalview developers diagnose and find a workaround for specific + problems that you might encounter. +

The primary place to look for logs is in the Java Console which you can open from within Jalview by going to the Tools @@ -45,7 +50,7 @@ are not shown in the Jalview Console. The location of these depends on how you launched Jalview:

- Jalview Desktop Installations
If you are using + Jalview Desktop Installation Launch Logs
If you are using a standard desktop version of Jalview installed from one of our install4j installers, then messages about Jalview's initial launch can be found in @@ -65,7 +70,7 @@ by default -

Jalview Executable Jar
If you are using the Jalview executable jar file (also +

Jalview Executable Jar Launch Logs
If you are using the Jalview executable jar file (also used by bioconda and OSX homebrew installations) then the default run class ( jalview.bin.Launcher -- a minimised launcher that will set memory and linux dpi settings before re-launching @@ -92,6 +97,15 @@ Jalview.

+ Jalview logging will automatically scroll the text in the Java Console + but if you want to examine a particular part of the logs whilst logging + is still going on you can click on any part of the text area to + stop this behaviour. A border should appear arround the + text area to signify that autoscroll has been turned off. You can + toggle the autoscroll behaviour on and off by clicking again on the + text area. +

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You can temporarily control the detail of what appears as output by selecting a Log level using the drop-down list at the bottom left of the console. There are several levels to choose from: @@ -144,7 +158,7 @@ composer or issue tracker).

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Reporting Bugs

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Reporting Bugs

If you come across a problem in Jalview where something is not @@ -196,8 +210,8 @@

For other queries or comments about Jalview, remember you can contact the Jalview team using email via the - Jalview - discussion list, on Twitter Jalview + Discussion Forum, on Twitter @Jalview, or for technical discussions, via the Jalview developer's chatroom at https://gitter.im/jalview/developers.