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Find a JS function/string in Firebug script console

I am using Firebug to debug 3 lines of JS I have written, but the framework I am using generates 10k lines of JS code. And I end up finding those 3 lines manually. Is there a way to search for a string/function in the script console of Firebug? Any work around? Thanks ...

How do I find which JavaScript is changing an element's style?

I have an element that's getting styles applied via JavaScript. I'm not sure exactly where; is there a way to check Firebug to show where the "element.style" is actually coming from? ...

Server-side with Chrome Extensions

I searched for a bit and couldn't find a 100% decisive answer. Can you include a server-sided language file (especially php) in a Google Chrome extension? I have a feeling that the answer is a 'no'. So, can you include it in some other way? If the answer is again a no, then how does FireBug find the HTTP requests (I'm talking specific...

Where is Firebug Post Tab ?

I've heard that Firebug has Post Tab where the post data could be seen. However, I don't see such Tab :( I use Firebug version 1.5.4. Please help to find the missing Tab. ...

How to cause a debug break in firebug

I am trying to make firebug break when an error is detected. Specifically, I have some internal checks in my code, like assertions, that I want firebug to stop on when they fail. I have tried a few different ways and wondered what other people do? Here are the ways I have tried: Put in some invalid code so that if errors out: function ...

Firebug reports mysterious JQuery draggable error

Firebug is telling me: $("#foo").draggable is not a function when: Both JQuery core and JQuery UI (with draggable) are loaded foo is a valid div element foo is in fact draggable with the mouse So everything works fine, but I'd really like to get rid of this error. ...

Referencing Firebug Console Inside of a Custom Javascript Object

I have several custom Javascript objects and want to do some debugging via the Firebug console inside of them. However, if I try to use console.log(), I get an error about console not being defined. I tried referencing console as window.console and it made no difference. When I run a check to see if console is defined, it returns false: ...

Firebug - Automatic Refresh for Watched Variables?

Is it possible to automatically refresh the value of variables put on watch in Firebug? (Right now, it seems I have to right click the variable in the Watch variable and select refresh..) ...

How to use Firebug Lite API?

Hello, I want to have a functionality to highlight webpage elements on mouse hover and select them, so that I could get their XPaths etc. I want to have only this much of functionality for my own use, also which can be run on all browsers if possible. Can I use firebug lite api or sort of same thing for my needs? ...

How to debug Greasemonkey script with the Firebug extension ?

Hi, I didn't find a way to debug Greasemonkey scripts with the Firebug extension. Does anyone know how to do this ? Thanks. ...

Strange Firebug Error That Includes the doctype

Theres a strange syntax error in firebug. I thought it was the doctype and have changed the doctype several times but no luck any ideas http://bootcamp.online-marketing-dallas.com/ ...

Extending Firebug (Firebug/FBL is undefined)

Firefox 3.6.8 Firebug 1.5.4 I'm trying to write a Firefox extension that uses Firebug. I've gotten up and running with the Firefox extension part but I just can't seem to access Firebug. I've followed various tutorials and dug into the code of other Firebug extensions (such as FirePHP). From what I can tell, this should work (at it...

Firebug: setting a property that has only a getter

For quite a while now, I keep getting an annoying "setting a property that has only a getter" in firebug, on each page I browse (not only mine). Any idea what could cause it? and of course how I can fix it? ...

Is this correct? Should firebug see SSL-protected AJAX?

Hi I have enabled SSL and I am doing a jQuery AJAX post request and sending some fields to the server. When I look at the AJAX post request through firebug under the post parameters I see all the fields in clear text. So this means I can see the passwords in clear text. Is this normal? I am also looking at it with fiddler and it does ...

JQuery not a function error

While developing with Firebug I keep getting this error. pages[x].css("z-index",x) is not a function The function itself works fine but I'm trying to figure out why it keeps flagging this. The function is simultaneously reorganizing the array and the z-indexes. Can i not access array variables and call functions on them like this or is...

Display problems being faced in firefox

I have a list of tags which when clicked, display a page which contains more info about that particular tag. In fact, it describes it in detail, in a i-frame . The issue i am facing is that, when my firebug version 1.5.4 is enabled the details ares displayed but when i disable the Firebug, the details do not get displayed. the coding h...

ExtJS panel does not render properly unless I open Firebug - WTF?

I have the following ExtJS Panel embedded in another Panel, which then resides in a TabPanel and the TabPanel is in a FormPanel. With that being said, these start/end date fields are initially displayed in very small cells -- the cells are so small that I see horizontal scroll bars. Now here's the weird part: if I open Firebug, everyth...

Firebug - Break on Error - d is undefined

I've created a website that used to work fine. But now Firebug throws me an error while loading: Break on Error - d is undefined (in jquery, gets loade from the google CDN) if i turn off firebug and reload the page everything works just fine. the site is now at http://www.optiekmeulemeester.be/test and I wanna hear if other get the sa...

<img> tag greyed out in firebug hence found the reason for image not showing up. Need help fixing it.

I'm debugging a website for missing images. The website heavily uses GWT hence the source code is not so verbose. I started debugging it with firebug and found out that the tags are all greyed out in the firebug DOM source. If I edit the image tag in firebug console, say by adding just a space, then the image tag is not greyed anymore h...

Videolightbox jQuery only can be fired once on page.

Hi there, at the site I'm working on euroworker.no, we have a videolightbox (click "se video") that shows a youtube video. Thing is, it can only be called once, in any browser. After this is called also, Firebug racks up a whole lot of errors! I've looked through and can't seem to identify why it will only fire once. Here's the Vid...