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If you have Test Pilot set up so that studies don't start until after the user is notified (this is the default setting in the version bundled with Firefox 4 beta) you can click "Notify Me" to bring up the notification immediately. Then just close the notification or click the link, and the study will begin. | If you have Test Pilot set up so that studies don't start until after the user is notified (this is the default setting in the version bundled with Firefox 4 beta) you can click "Notify Me" to bring up the notification immediately. Then just close the notification or click the link, and the study will begin. | ||
= | == Debugging == | ||
If your modified study doesn't show up in the drop-down menu at the top of the debug page, and doesn't show up in the usual "All Your Studies" window interface, that means it ran into a problem during startup, such as a syntax error that prevented the study file from being parsed correctly. An error message will usually show up in the error log file: | |||
(your profile directory)/TestPilotErrorLog.log | |||
So check that if you're not sure what's preventing your study from running. | |||
I usually debug my studies by putting dump() statements liberally throughout the code, and then starting up Firefox from a command line so I can see the output of the dump statements in the terminal window. (Make sure you have '''browser.dom.window.dump.enabled''' pref-ed on in order to use this method). You can also use '''console.debug()''' or '''console.trace()''' statements, which will send output to the TestPilotErrorLog.log file. | |||
= Steps to a Real Study = | = Steps to a Real Study = | ||