Tabstops in log files
Hi, is there any chance to structure log file entries using sort of a tab stop mechanism? If tabstops are not available, is it possible to emulate them by calculation of the text width? Rega...
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I'd like to enhance the readability of the log.
To have more informative value in log entries, I add context info like the caption of the button pressed or the name of the test run as an item of an ODT array.
When there is more information in an entry, tabstops would be great for structuring.
The log entries are just strings so there isn't much formatting available inside the log. We use labels like in this example to separate information:
http://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/56302/
The existing structure for additional information of alog message is to use the detail parameter of the Log.Message method.
Ex:
Log.Message("This is a message.", "This is additional, and more detailed information of the message.");Additionally you may find the Log.PopLogFolder and Log.AppendFolder to be useful.
Well, I also do like hierarchical structure, see below.
But it would be a good thing to additionally have tabstops as shown using the green lines.
Using Windows API, it should be possible to calculate the width of a string with given font name and then implement sort of a tabstop mechanism. Has anybody tried to do this?
Manfred
