>Ahh, I knew it! Well, here we go down the metaphor path:
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>I don't have it in my hand, but I don't take it to the garage between checking and nailing, either. It is, in a sense, "preconfigured" and immediately within reach.

Yes and that is exactly where I keep the debugger, on the menu ready for me to click it as soon as I need it. Each time I click it it comes up the way I left it the last time I clicked it. I don;t leave it open for a few reasons.

1. It slows everything down terribly.
2. It is often the cause of a crash in comples systems.
3. I usually put a SET STEP ON in my code right where I want the debugger to open up because I know right when I want it. This way I can navigate through the application with out the slow down the debugger causes until it is needed.

BTW, aren't metaphors fun?