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Anonymous
March 23, 2010
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How to disable script debug? Alt key brings debugger window.

  • March 23, 2010
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Here is detailed problem description:

http://forums.adobe.com/message/2678671

In short.

When batch is being processed in background (photoshop window is inactive) pressing the Alt key brings the debugger window (ExtendScript Toolkit - Fit Image.jsx).

Steps to repro:

1. Create some action (must include Fit Image script from File->Automate)

2. Apply this action to a folder.

3. Switch to another window (not photoshop)

4. Hold the Alt key for a little why.

Current workaround:

1. Do not do anything while processing batch. Just sit and look at the screen several hours.

or

2. Process batches under separate user (use WinKey+L to switch).

Another (related) problem. When batch is being processed (in background) the Esc key doesn't work at all! Just switch to some application where you can use the Esc key, hit Esc - and it won't work!

OS: Windows XP

Photoshop CS4, CS3

This topic has been closed for replies.
Correct answer arnak007

I found a way to bypass this. All you have to do is to move your "ExtendScript Toolkit CS4" folder out of your "AdobeUtilities" folder.

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Tom Ruark
Tom Ruark
Inspiring
April 25, 2010

Ha, we fixed this for CS5 and guess what. I've got complaints about the Alt key *not* working.

It was a handy feature for us script writers that wanted a quick way to debug. As we add more and more features as scripts it just gets in the way.

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xbytor2
Inspiring
April 25, 2010
Ha, we fixed this for CS5 and guess what. I've got complaints about the Alt key *not* working.

It will make life more difficult for script writers, that's for sure. Why couldn't you have just added a preference with the default to be to ignore the Alt key for scripts?

Now, when I need to debug a script in ESTK, I have several intermediate steps to go through rather then just hold the Alt key and go. Coupled with the fact that ESTK

occasionally ignores break points and the '$.level = 1; debugger;' idiom doesn't always work either, it makes debugging more of a chore than it needs to be especially

in large script-based apps that are made up of multiple scripts in Bridge and PS.

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arnak007Correct answer
Participant
March 26, 2010

I found a way to bypass this. All you have to do is to move your "ExtendScript Toolkit CS4" folder out of your "AdobeUtilities" folder.

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Anonymous
March 26, 2010

Nice, thanks, Alt-problem resolved!

But Esc still doesn't work

Can someone repro this?

c.pfaffenbichler
Community Expert
c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
Community Expert
March 24, 2010

I tested it and produced the same result.

What astounds me though is that the continuous-alt-key also triggers debugging when happening in non-Adobe-applications, so I wonder what role the System plays in this?

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Anonymous
March 24, 2010

Well, the debugger I'm having deal with is an Adobe product (Adobe Extendscript Toolkit).

The only case when I see it is background batch processing in photoshop.

For all other cases I'm free to use both Alt and Esc keys.

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