Tag: Firebug
Google Snatches Firebug’s Core Developer
Other web browser vendors to get jealous.
Good news for all the Google Chrome users, IBM’s John J. Barton, the core developer of Firebug, will be joining Google’s Chrome team to work on its next generation Web dev tools.
What made him to take such decision? According to John, working on the next gen Firebug is not practical as browsers change too fast for the size of its team to keep up and shift from desktop to mobile requires additional development time. Furthermore, he could not obtain another year of support from IBM to continue the contributions.
Here’s what he had to say:
Continue Reading
Internet Explorer Developer Tools vs. Firefox Firebug vs. Safari Web Inspector vs. Opera Dragonfly
The time has come to compare most popular web browsers developer tools: Internet Explorer 8 Developer Tools, Firefox Firebug (1.4), Safari Web Inspector (r46183) which is similar to Google Chrome Developer Tools and Opera Dragonfly (Alpha 3).
About
Those are default installed web browsers/extensions with no settings changed. This is a mini comparison which focuses on elements inspection, source modification and overall usage rather than advanced tools. If you find yourself using features such as script debugging, elements loading speed, etc. this review might not be very helpful.
Continue Reading
Track Firebug Changes with Firediff
Now this is something useful. If you were ever confused/overwhelmed with all the modifications made using Firebug then worry no more.
A new extension called Firediff (requires Firebug 1.4) tracks all the changes made by firebug and the application itself to CSS and DOM.
Download
The latest Firediff release can be downloaded here.
[digg-reddit-me]
Firebug 1.3.2 Released
One of the best debugging tools for web developers has received an update.
This version includes fixes for the Firebug’s activation, several fixes for the command line, as well as file locking and net panel fixes.
Download Firebug 1.3.2
Firebug 1.3 Released
The final version of Firebug 1.3 has been released and can be downloaded via addons.mozilla.org
The following version won’t work with Firefox 3.1. However, the upcoming Firebug 1.4 alpha release will fix that.
For the changelog, please check release notes here.
[digg-reddit-me]
Mozilla Firebug 1.2 Released
Good news from the web developers. Firebug 1.2 Final is now released and can be downloaded here. As you may find out from the changelog, there were plenty of changes made.
What was changed?
== Enablement UI ==
* Disable always: when the Firebug UI is not active on any page, the debugger is disabled (minimal overhead)
* Instant on: when the Firebug UI is active, HTML, CSS, DOM views activate (minimal overhead)
* Script panel user-activation: initially disabled or enabled always Continue Reading
