This is quite an obscure, little known, hidden-by-default feature, but the FlashDevelop IDE actually has a built-in Flash tracer. The plug-in is unfortunately not enabled by default, and new users of FlashDevelop often get frustrated wondering where to look for the output of their trace statements.

To get the tracer to work:

1) Go to Tools -> Program Settings (F10).

2) In the Plugins list on the left of the dialog box, look for FlashLogViewer and click on it.

3) On the right panel, look for the “Start Tracking” property, click on the drop down box and select “OnBuildComplete” (it is set to “Manually” by default).

The output of your trace statements are now shown in the Output Panel after you build your project.

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