Most web browsers have a ‘developer console’, this is something that can be opened to see what is happening when web pages load and run. Often this is used to provide additional information when reporting issues with the application.

In this tutorial we will go through how to open your developer console and report the issues appearing in it.

‘Console’ and ‘Network’

The developer console has a number of features but the two that are most useful for reporting issues are the ‘Console’ and ‘Network’.
The ‘Console’ reports what happens when bramble runs commands; any errors that occur will appear here in red. ‘Network’, reports any requests sent to bramble’s servers and how long these loads take to happen. Again, any errors appear in red.

Reporting issues appearing in the console

Information only starts appearing in the console once it has been open. So if you find an issue whilst using bramble, then open the developer console, reload your browser and repeat the steps that caused the error to appear. Should any error messages appear in the console or network tabs, then take a screenshot and include it in an email to info@bramblecfd.com, along with a description of the steps you took to create the error. It is also helpful to email the bramble version number, this is shown in the bottom right of the bramble window.