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Debugging in Electron?

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Assessment

Difficulty
1/5
Estimated time
Under an hour
Newbie friendliness
35/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
electron
Domain
desktop, documentation

Research direction

No files, tests, or entry points are mentioned. Start by reviewing the Electron debugging workflow for inspecting objects in an HTML page, then document instructions that answer the browser-style Inspect question and can be followed in an Electron app.

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Description

Question about debugging in Electron. I want to inspect an object in the HTML page. In the browser I'd right-click on the object, and choose Inspect from the menu. How do I do this in an Electron app?

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Forks
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