The scenario that I speak of occurs when you are debugging a pop-up window. When you are working with a pop-up window there is no convenient transaction window where you can turn on the debugger. So what do you do?

Simple.

Create a new file; lets call it debugger.txt and populate the contents of the file with the following lines:

[Function]

Title=Debugger Session

Command=/h

Type=SystemCommand

Save the file and leave it on your desktop.

Now when ever you get to a pop-up window that you want to debug simply drag the debugger.txt file in to the window and you will activate the debugging session.

Happy hunting!

For instance in this post I’ll show you a quick example of how to hide a on-screen component based on user selection.

PARAMETER:  cb_a AS CHECKBOX DEFAULT 'X'
            USER-COMMAND batch MODIF ID ida,
            cb_bAS CHECKBOX DEFAULT 'X'
            USER-COMMAND batch MODIF ID idb.

AT SELECTION-SCREEN OUTPUT.

  LOOP AT SCREEN.
    IF screen-group1 = 'IDA' AND cb_b NE 'X'.
      screen-active = 0.
      MODIFY SCREEN.
    ENDIF.

    IF screen-group1 = 'IDB' AND cb_a NE 'X'.
      screen-active = 0.
      MODIFY SCREEN.
    ENDIF.
  ENDLOOP.

This example will hide each of the check boxes depending on the selection of the other check-box. If both are selected then both are visible, if one is un-checked then the other is hidden.

The active attribute controls the visibility of a particular screen component. Explicitly: 0 = hidden, 1 = visible.

Useful transport tables [listed above].

D: Stands for Distance.  These lenses take the distance between the subject and camera into account for metering.  They have a physical aperture ring which needs to be locked.

G: These lenses have the same technology as D lenses, but they do not have an aperture ring.  The G doesn’t stand for anything.  It’s just a D lens without a physical aperture ring.

VR: Stands for Vibration Reduction.  These lenses minimize blur caused by camera shake.

ED: Stands for Extra Low Dispersion Glass. This is the best glass Nikon makes, giving you better color, contrast, and sharpness.  ED doesn’t just mean pro, though, as it’s in many Nikon lenses.

N: Stands for Nano Crystal Coat. This is a new type of lens element designed to reduce ghosting and flare, especially off really bright specular highlights. The 105 micro was the first lens to have this element.

AF-S or SWM: Stands for Auto Focus Silent Wave Motor.  These lenses are quiet and fast, and the AF motors are built into these lenses.

IF: Stand for Internal Focusing.  This is usually on higher-end lenses that have constant aperture (typically f/2.8) where the barrel doesn’t extend, and the front element doesn’t rotate.

Aspherical: These lenses have a certain amount of wide-angle correction built in.

DX: Stands for the DX Format. There are no FX lenses, only DX or not.  If it doesn’t say DX, it’s a full frame lens.  DX will work on FX camera, but only uses a portion of the sensor and makes it ~5MP.

Lens view finder map

So if you want to take a look how the information is layed out just hit se16 and take a look at the following tables.

SMEN_BUFFC: stores favorites informatoin

COLUMN-UNAME will display user name

COLUMN-REPORT will display transaction code

SMEN_BUFFI: stores user associated links

COLUMN-UNAME will display user name

COLUMN-URL will display the link of the address

Have fun and enjoy!

The article talks aobut taking your time and loosing your self in the moment.  I absoltuely agree with the statement “it’s not enough to just snap away wildly”; I find my self more often taking my time with the subjects that I shoot.

It’s true, it’s not what you see it’s how you see it.