Macromedia flash 8-developing flash lite 2.x applications User Manual

Using the Flash Lite emulator (Flash Professional Only)

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For more information about selecting your test devices, see 

Setting emulator debug options (Flash Professional 
Only)

The Flash Lite emulator can send debugging messages to the Output panel while content is 
running. The emulator reports the following types of information to the Output panel:

Trace messages

 that are generated by a 

trace()

 function call within your Flash Lite 

application. For more information about using 

trace()

, see 

 in Flash Lite 1.x 

ActionScript Language Reference.

Information

 

messages

 that contain general information about the selected test device, SWF 

file size, and other information. For a list of possible information messages, see 

When the Information debug option is selected, the emulator also outputs the platform 
capabilities for the selected device and content type. This is useful for determining what 
features are available to your application on the target platform. For more information, see 

.

Warning

 

messages

 that contain information about problems with your Flash Lite content 

that might affect playback. For a list of possible warning messages, see 

The settings pane in the Flash Lite test window contains controls that let you filter the type of 
information that the emulator generates.

To set Flash Lite output options:

1.

Select Control > Test Movie.

2.

In the settings pane in the Flash Lite test window, do the following:

■

Select or deselect the Trace option.

■

Select or deselect the Information option.

■

Select or deselect the Warnings option.