Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/DebugDialog.as
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diff -u -rb5924772ef2031120599ffcb1db7c18efd25d885 -r4a59bc06c4e01c867533da0757fe0f2f9aa13d45
--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/DebugDialog.as	(.../DebugDialog.as)	(revision b5924772ef2031120599ffcb1db7c18efd25d885)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/DebugDialog.as	(.../DebugDialog.as)	(revision 4a59bc06c4e01c867533da0757fe0f2f9aa13d45)
@@ -142,8 +142,15 @@
     */
     private function showDebugLog(){
         //Set the text in the text area + scroll to the bottom
-        messages_ta.text = debug.getFormattedMsgLog();
-        messages_ta.vPosition = messages_ta.maxVPosition;
+		//TODO: Make this more efficient, currently the WHOLE log is re-rendered each update.... grrrr
+        
+		if(messages_ta.length < 1){
+			messages_ta.text = debug.getFormattedMsgLog();
+		}else{
+			messages_ta.text += debug.getLatestMsg();
+		}
+		
+		messages_ta.vPosition = messages_ta.maxVPosition;
     }
     
     /**
Index: lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/Debugger.as
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diff -u -ree1c34625a4853722e5206df063132bafaedf885 -r4a59bc06c4e01c867533da0757fe0f2f9aa13d45
--- lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/Debugger.as	(.../Debugger.as)	(revision ee1c34625a4853722e5206df063132bafaedf885)
+++ lams_common/src/flash/org/lamsfoundation/lams/common/util/Debugger.as	(.../Debugger.as)	(revision 4a59bc06c4e01c867533da0757fe0f2f9aa13d45)
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
 	public static function log(msg:Object,level:Number,fname:String,currentClass:Object):Void{
         //Ensure we have an instance
         getInstance();
+		var rawMsgStr = String(msg);
         
 		if(_allowDebug){
 			if(arguments.length == 1){
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@
 			
 			if(_severityLevel >= level){
                 var date:Date = new Date();
+				
 				//Build debug log object for this entry
 				var obj = {date:date,msg:msg,level:level,func:fname};
 				
@@ -101,8 +103,10 @@
 					obj.scope = currentClass;
 				}
 				
-				//Write to trace
-                msg = "["+fname+"]"+msg
+				//Write to trace(NOT USED??)
+                msg = "["+fname+"]"+msg
+				
+				//chuck it to the trace window
 				trace(msg);
 				
                 
@@ -157,6 +161,19 @@
         }
         return ret;
     }
+	
+	/**
+    * @param format:Object  An object containing various format options for viewing the log
+    * @returns the message log formatted
+    */
+    public function getLatestMsg(format:Object):String {
+        var ret:String;
+        if(!format){
+            format = {};
+            format.date = false;
+        }
+        return buildMessage(format,_msgLog[_msgLog.length-1]);
+    }
     
     /**
     * Construct a message from the msgObject using the format object
@@ -203,8 +220,11 @@
             ret += 'date : ' + msgObj.date.toString() + ' ';
         } 
 		
+		//escape the message incase we asent XML in
+		var theMsg = Object(StringUtils.escapeAngleBrackets(String(msgObj.msg)));
+		
 		//Add function/method + message
-		ret += '[' + msgObj.func + ']' +  msgObj.msg;
+		ret += '[' + msgObj.func + ']' +  theMsg;
 		
 		//Add closing font tag and line break
 		ret += fontCloseTag + '<BR>'