Using the Live App Preview
The Live App Preview function is a key function of JitBlox. The live preview runs your final application and will stay up-to-date with any changes you make to your application, in real-time. It is accessible with any supported browser* and on multiple devices, from any location (!).
The preview remains available as long as you have the designer active, but if you wish, you can also make it available permanently. See sharing for more information.
* Live Preview is not available on older browsers, such as Internet Explorer. Please refer to browser support for details.
Preview troubleshooting
In some rare cases, the preview does not update with changes you make to the designer. This can be caused by network failures or application exceptions. Even though JitBlox tries to generate code that is as free from errors, there may always be input that is unexpected or which causes unexpected behaviour in 3rd party components. If a problem occurs, we recommend the following steps:
- Inspect the designer 's output pane and check if there are any warnings or errors that need to be resolved.
- If there are no warnings or errors, try refreshing the designer window and then the preview window.
- If the problem persists, we recommend first opening a Javascript console in the preview window and look for any error messages or warnings. Sometimes, a quick internet search for a console message might help you out (although some errors can be quite cryptic).
- If the messages in the console are too cryptic, it might help to download the project, start it on your local computer and inspect your browser's Javascript console again. This might give more readable information about what goes wrong. Always feel free to ask for help or report an issue if you think there is an error in JitBlox.