Bug 211590 - Web Inspector: Unable to Show JavaScript Console in empty tab in Safari Technology Preview
Summary: Web Inspector: Unable to Show JavaScript Console in empty tab in Safari Techn...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: WebKit
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Web Inspector (show other bugs)
Version: Safari Technology Preview
Hardware: Mac All
: P2 Normal
Assignee: Chris Dumez
URL:
Keywords: InRadar
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2020-05-07 12:49 PDT by Jeff Johnson
Modified: 2020-11-19 17:05 PST (History)
8 users (show)

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2020-11-19 16:20 PST, Chris Dumez 		no flags Details | Formatted Diff | Diff
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Description Jeff Johnson 2020-05-07 12:49:39 PDT 
I'm using Safari Technology Preview Release 105 (Safari 13.2, WebKit 14610.1.10) on macOS 10.14.6. This bug does not occur with Safari Version 13.1 (14609.1.20.111.8) on the same system.

Steps to reproduce:
1) Launch STP
2) Press option-command-c to Show JavaScript Console.

Expected results: Web Inspector opens to Console.

Actual results: Nothing happens.

Notes:
The keyboard shortcut option-command-i to Show Web Inspector *does* work on an empty tab. However, option-command-a to Show Page Resources also fails, along with Show JavaScript Console. Option-command-u to Show Page Source... that crashes reproducibly in -[_WKInspector showMainResourceForFrame:], I just discovered. That could be another bug, I suppose, but I was already filing this one.

I believe this issue is related to https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209628 and https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=209639

Bizarrely, if you try option-command-c first, which fails, and then try option-command-i, the Web Inspector opens in a big empty white window the size of the screen.
Comment 1 Radar WebKit Bug Importer 2020-05-07 17:33:17 PDT 
<rdar://problem/63000159>
Comment 2 Simon Fraser (smfr) 2020-11-19 13:01:40 PST 
Chris, is this because we haven't fired up a WebContent process yet?
Comment 3 Chris Dumez 2020-11-19 13:05:40 PST 
(In reply to Simon Fraser (smfr) from comment #2)
> Chris, is this because we haven't fired up a WebContent process yet?

Yes, but this is an old issue and this has been fixed in Safari 14 AFAIK. I am unable to reproduce on Safari 14.
Comment 4 Chris Dumez 2020-11-19 13:06:25 PST 
Please verify that this is fixed in Safari 14 (or latest STP).
Comment 5 Jeff Johnson 2020-11-19 14:42:07 PST 
It's not fixed in Safari 14 or STP 116 released today.

Additional step to reproduce:
Preferences, General, New Windows open with Empty Page, New Tabs open with Empty Page.
Comment 6 Simon Fraser (smfr) 2020-11-19 15:10:38 PST 
I can reproduce.

Chris, you have to do "Show JavaScript Console" from the Develop menu without first opening the inspector.
Comment 7 Chris Dumez 2020-11-19 15:15:13 PST 
(In reply to Simon Fraser (smfr) from comment #6)
> I can reproduce.
> 
> Chris, you have to do "Show JavaScript Console" from the Develop menu
> without first opening the inspector.

Oh, I can now too. Maybe I had done something that had launched the process already when I tested earlier. I will investigate.
Comment 8 Chris Dumez 2020-11-19 16:20:08 PST 
Created attachment 414633 [details]
Patch
Comment 9 EWS 2020-11-19 17:05:30 PST 
Committed r270060: <https://trac.webkit.org/changeset/270060>

All reviewed patches have been landed. Closing bug and clearing flags on attachment 414633 [details].