What is the right way to get back to the designer

[hackhack]

I'm testing stuff in the emulator. It seems to work. But sometimes i end up quitting the app in the emulator, so i return to the 'desktop'

How do I get back to the designer?

Currently I'm disconnecting and reconnecting, but I'm not sure if there is a more correct way of doing this?

 

[jschuchert]

On the right side of the emulator there is a 'back' button that looks like a 3/4 circle with an arrow at the end. If you click that (might have to do it several times) it will return you to the designer. At least that's the way I do it now after the disconnect/re-connect strategy.

 

[hackhack]

i think I tried that, but perhaps I get up too soon

Adding: There is also the problem when I'm using larger resolutions in the emulator, there is no control panel so no buttons to press.

 

[hackhack]

Ok, here is another way i discovered.

There are some keyboard shortcuts for the emulator (perhaps they should be in the tutorial?)

ESC works as pressing the back button on a device, and F2 is the menu button.

Also, in the emulator is the B4A Designer app, so if we add a shortcut to that on the desktop its quick to click that and start the app again and thus talk to the designer on the PC.

 

[klaus]

When you compile your program with 'Include Debug Information' and 'Attach Debugger' checked (in the Project menu in the IDE),
then you will see in the lower left corner buttons.
Clicking on the Stop button (green square) stops the program in the IDE and in the Emulator, this one goes back to the Designer if this one was connected.
Sometimes, when clicking more than one time to go back to the main activity the Emulator goes back to the home screen. To avoid this you can catch the BackKey Event and display a MessageBox to ask the user if he really wants to quit the program.

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[hackhack]

Thank you.