Firebug

The Firebug Working Group proudly announces the availability of Firebug 1.6.0! We have implemented a lot of new features that are summarized on our wiki in section Firebug 1.6 release notes. Please go over the summary and let us know if you need any additional information. We have been working hard, but a lot of [...]

getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.7a7 + Chromebug 1.7a7 combo. This release fixes 8 issues. All 150 tests pass on Firefox 3.6. Unfortunately, running tests on Firefox 4.0 causes crash. Some news: Fixed UI problems with Firefox themes (issue 791) Net panel ... [More] displays correct response in case of HTTP authentication (issue 1927 and issue 3526) Better UX [...] [Less]

getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.6b4. Patches for 31 issues have been ported from Firebug 1.7 and all tests pass. The plan is to wait for your feedback and if no blocking bug is reported we’ll release Firebug 1.6 final on AMO. We are also planning to release next betas on AMO (using the beta channel) in [...]

Firebug 1.7a6 + Chromebug1.7a6 have been released. This release fixes 12 issues and is dedicated to yet improved auto-completion feature. Note that this feature will be ported into Firebug 1.6 only in case of positive feedback. So, please let us know how it works for you! All 148 tests passed with Firefox 3.6 and there [...]

This post is for folks who work on Firefox 4.0 extensions. In trying to track down some Firefox 4.0 issues today I discovered that my Firebug copy had been overwritten by Firefox. Ouch. To develop Firebug we use a ‘file-link’ , ‘file-proxy’  or  ‘symlink’ feature of the Mozilla platform.  We create a file in our [...]

getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.7a5 (see fixed issues). This release has two major features. Auto-completion for Firebug’s command line is improved and its internal architecture is redesigned. Awesome Robert Sayre fixed an important Firefox 4.0 bug and ... [More] Firebug’s debugger can be activated on nightly builds again. Even if the stepping (in the debugger) is not yet [...] [Less]

The upcoming release of Firefox 4.0 will have built-in development tools. These built-in tools exist to compete with other browsers, but of course the other browsers compete with Firebug, so it goes around.  They all have more design and development ... [More] resources than Firebug and they all have a built-in advantage: they’re built-in!  Our little Firebug [...] [Less]

getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.6b3. See the list of issues fixed in this version. All tests pass with Firefox 3.6. Among other things, this version has improved design of the Stack side-panel. We have also made a decision that includes following strategy: Release final 1.6.0 as soon as possible (pushed on AMO in couple of weeks). [...]

getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.7a4 (+API doc) with 12 fixed issues. There is also Chromebug 1.7a4 available. All tests pass. Some improvements: Better formatting of stack-frame info in case of exception (issue 1601). Improve design for the Stack ... [More] side-panel (issue 3520) Fixed command line API for inspector history (see more). Improved accessibility for the CSS editor [...] [Less]

Finally! getfirebug.com has Firebug 1.6b2! All Firebug automated tests pass on Firefox 3.6.12pre, but there are still some known issues on Firefox 4.0. Firebug 1.6b2 fixes 38 issues and we would be happy to get a feedback for them. There is also API doc for Firebug developers generated from the source code. Here is a [...]