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Posted by Daniel Sherrill
Daniel Sherrill
2,360 Points

JavaScript won't preview in my workspace

We're talking very simple stuff, such as running an alert or asking for a variable.

Something to do with my laptop? Popup blockers?

NOTE: this is an Acer Chromebook with a lot of annoying "features" so I'm wondering if there's something in the default settings preventing Workspace from operating correctly.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

If you're new to workspaces, something that many folks overlook is that it takes two steps to see the results of anything you change:

  1. you must save your editor changes using either the menu or the control-S shortcut
  2. then you need to refresh your browser to see the changes

If that's not it, you could try making a "snapshot" of your workspace and post the link to it here so we can try to replicate the issue.

Daniel Sherrill
Daniel Sherrill
2,360 Points
Daniel Sherrill
Daniel Sherrill
2,360 Points

You win the prize. Exactly it.

Couldn't be something so simple could it? LOL

Must be this horrible computer!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The simple issues can often be the most frustrating. :wink:

Happy coding!