Navigation markers added to SD6

The recent update to Script Debugger 6 added a subtle, but much-needed new feature.

Now, scripters can take advantage of the same kind of navigation markers familiar to users of Xcode (pragma marks) to quickly navigate to user-defined sections of the script.

Scripters can now create a marker with a double-dash and double arrow marker, followed by whatever label they choose.

-->> myMarker here!

For me, this is a great boon, and I’ve changed all the section headings in my templates to the new navigation marker syntax, meaning I can easily jump to the various sections from the Navigation bar at the top of the script.

Nice! 🙂

Further Reading:
Script Debugger 6: The Complete Review

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Script Editor battle

Here’s a short video showing some of the differences between Apple’s own Script Editor and my DisplayDroid.

If you haven’t got 5 minutes, the highlights include:

DisplayDroid shows result of each line of the script
DisplayDroid offers more informative error messages
DisplayDroid has automatic language detection (between AppleScript and JavaScript)
DisplayDroid allows you to set a breakpoint on any line in your script
DisplayDroid lets you step through the script line by line