[A83] Re: VTI update needs

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Subject: [A83] Re: VTI update needs
From: "Corey" <corey@acz.org>
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 14:12:48 -0600
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> I'd like to see more stuff added to the debugger.
Yea, we all did, and more was in the 3.0 redo, but that was TI's until they
didn't pay so now it's up for grabs, just neither of us had time to work on
a free project anymore and were getting tired of the constant help emails
and some hate mail that it wasn't perfect.  Granted, it was a thrown
together job but that was because there was always so much people wanted to
add, and fixing individual updates for ROM/etc took most of the dev time.

> First of all, I'd like to see 3 columns of code.  The rightmost column is
> the currently executing code, the middle column starts from the last word
on
> the stack, the left column starts from the previous word on the stack from
> the middle...
In short, you want to be able to see multiple calls at the same time.  Well,
would probably make that a tad more customized than just 1,2,3 on the stack
or it become static again.

> I'd also like to see some more memory viewers, one for (hl), one for (bc),
> one for (de) and one for (ix).  I'd also like to see it much easier to
edit
> the ram, like Hex Editor easy...
3.0 had type/backspace/enter easy style RAM editing as you wanted, I'd put
it in if I do this update for the public.

The (hl)/etc use is a good idea, probably would be nice to see some
stored/pushed addresses also.

> Hell, I'd like to see a Step Back command...
Hehe, the source was always available, where's your Step Back update? :)

That'll be last on the list I'm afraid, large save states are the last thing
to get right on my mind.

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[A83] Re: VTI update needs

From: "Dan Weiss" <dwedit@hotmail.com>