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How to Start with Firebug Lite

by Honza

FirebugLite is lightweight version of Firebug (the Firefox extension) that does implement only a subset of features (mainly missing the Script and Net panel).

It's implemented as pure web application and running in all major browser.

Using Firebug lite is quick since it doesn't have to be installed (it's a web app) and it can also be injected into an existing page using a bookmarklet.

The next set of screenshots shows how Firebug Lite looks like in various browsers.

 

 

 

Let's see how you can run Firebug Lite within a web page. This post covers four scenarios:

  • Include using <script> element
  • Run through Bookmarklet
  • Firebug Lite on iPad
  • Run as Chrome Extension

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Firebug Extension: FirePicker – Pick your color

by Honza

I couldn't miss this nifty extension in my series of posts about Firebug extensions. It's a small plugin focused on one thing and working great!

This extension is compatible with Firebug 1.12 (will be released in couple of weeks).

FirePicker adds a small color picker dialog when editing a CSS rule in Firebug. The addon scans for values that can be parsed as CSS colors and displays them in a drop-down list right below the firebug's CSS editor box. Clicking on the color value in the drop-down brings up a color picker dialog.

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Firebug Extension: FireStorage Plus! – Manage web storage

by Honza

Another Firebug extension we have tested with upcoming Firebug 1.12 (will be available in several weeks) allows managing web storage directly in your Firebug.
 
FireStorage Plus! appends an extra Firebug tab which lets you inspect and modify the local and session storage.

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