Holy crap. I’m watching this video of Joe Hewitt (author of Dom Inspector and Firebug) and I’m blown away by the latest version. I’m a little miffed that the printfire() function (which let you put error messages into the firebug console) is now deprecated, which means that all my libraries need to be updated, but I think I’ll get over it fast enough.
Archive for the ‘Browser Plugins’ Category
New Firebug (0.4)
June 1st, 2006 by Aaron N.Joe Hewitt Talks on Firebug (Video)
June 1st, 2006 by Aaron N.via ajaxian; I’m watching this now and it’s instructive. Check it out.
If you’ll remember a little while back, we posted about the latest release of a handy Javascript extension for Firefox that makes working with the language much simpler. Well, the folks over at the Yahoo! Interface Blog have posted even more information about it - this time, in the format of a video from a presentation. Read the rest of this entry »
XmlHttpRequest Debugging for IE
May 15th, 2006 by Aaron N.via ajaxian:
Julien Couvreur has once again made his mark on the Ajax world - first with the release of the widely-used Ajax debugger for Firefox (using Greasemonkey) and now with his latest - a bookmarklet for IE containing a port of the same script. Read the rest of this entry »
Coolio Javascript Tree Bookmarklet
March 29th, 2006 by Aaron N.via Ajaxian:
When debugging your Ajax (or other Javascript) applications, you can never have too much information. Sometimes, it helps to have things all laid out there before you can really see the issue at hand. This handy little script can help you get a better idea of what the Javascript on your page is really like.
The Javascript ObjectTree Favelet superimposes the current Javascript landscape of the page you’re viewing and is as simple as clicking a link and calling a function.
This will overlay your current document with a DIV element containing a collapsed list of all the javascript object types currently referenced by the page, from functions to strings to booleans and all else that falls between. Clicking the object type - for example “function”, will expand a new list with all of the function names. Clicking one of the function names will expand into the function’s body.
So, what’s the best part of the script, you ask? Well, maybe the fact that it’s not a script at all - it’s actually a bookmarklet, making it possible for you to use it on any page you visit. All you need to do is visit their page and all the link at the bottom to your toolbar or bookmarks list. It’s that easy.
ReCSS Bookmarklet - dynamically reload that CSS w/o reloading the page
February 24th, 2006 by Aaron N.Via Ajaxian:
David Schontzler came up with a quick and useful bookmarklet, ReCSS.
It reloads all the stylesheets pulled in via links by adding a query string argument to the end of the URL. Quite handy for applying CSS tweaks to dynamic apps.
Tested in Firefox, IE, and Safari.
Web Developer Toolbar
February 8th, 2006 by Aaron N.“An essential extension for any web developer/designer as it provides a raft of incredibly useful features all under one roof. You will wonder how you ever managed without it!”
Mozilla Update :: Extensions — More Info:Web Developer - All Releases
Greg Penhaligon’s blog entry on DL.com about this plugin.
Firebug - awesome DOM & AJAX helper plugin
February 8th, 2006 by Aaron N.Firebug is a Firefox plugin that makes managing clientside development a breeze. AJAX and DOM information, as well as easy logging, make this plugin a must have.
Mozilla Update :: Extensions — More Info:FireBug - All Releases