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Firebug - turn of (deactivate) panels that are not used

I have all firebux panels on right now. There is one javascript application that horibly laggs when all panels are active. So how do I turn panel (HTML, DOM, CSS, Net) off when I don't need one, but I ...
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How to have Firebug only open in one tab

When I bring up the Firebug control panel in one tab on my browser, it is also activated in all other tabs. So if there is only one tab I'm debugging, any time I switch away from that tab I have to ...
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Inspect two or more elements at the same time with Firebug

I would like to be able to inspect two or more HTML elements in Firebug at the same time in order to see how they relate to one another (e.g. intersecting etc.). The thing is, I have a short attention ...
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Find URL of Flash radio stream

I'm trying to use Firebug to get the stream URL of this site, so I can play it using VLC. Does anyone know how to? Thanks. http://www.magic983.com/listen/
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Firebug launches when I start Firefox

I think I fat-fingered some setting. Now when I launch Firefox, or when I visit some web sites such as this one, Firebug also starts. I want to keep Firebug, I just don't want it to launch every time ...
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How to remove Firefox's “inspect element” button?

This is driving me crazy! When FF 12 came out, Firefox's own 'Inspect Element' button on the right-click menu took the place of there the Firebug 'Inspect Element' button used to be. As I've been ...
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Autocompletion in Firebug expanded console

This one's bugging me since ever. Is it possible to enable autocomplete in Firebug console when it's expanded? In "condensed" mode (which is default) it works like a charm. I noticed that some ...
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Is there any way to remove “Inspect Element” from Chrome's right click context menu?

Is there any way to remove "Inspect Element" from chrome's right click context menu? I've tried googling this, but I get a lot of Firefox results and a lot of people looking to do other things with ...
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How to write a ~/.firefoxrc?

I want firefox sources ~/.firefoxrc automatically when I open a webpage. ~/.firefoxrc contains several javascript functions: Array.prototype.sum = function(){ for(var ...
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FireBug – limit FB to certain domain only?

Is it possible to limit FireBug to work only on certain domains? e.g. all domains that contain *dev* in it. I didn't manage to find any sort of "settings" for FireBug in FireFox settings. I know I ...
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Firebug: wrong language

Since updating to Firebug 1.9, the interface has suddenly changed to Dutch. I'm mystified as to how that's happened, because my machine is entirely configured in English. How can I switch it back to ...
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What is killing my computer? 16GB RAM system is not utilising its full potential

The story begins with the release of Firebug. I love it as a tool, but Firebug + Firefox are the killer combination. Let me start by introducing two system reports: 1) CPU 2) RAM usage. I've been ...
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How do I disable firefox 10 inspect mode and google chrome inspect mode?

Firefox has just updated to Firefox 10. I actually like and use Firebug for web development every single day; sure it is slow on boot for Firefox but I love Firebug once the browser is up. Firefox ...
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In Firebug, how can I stop a redirect?

In Firebug, how can I stop a redirect? I want to examine and edit a webpage before it redirects. Under the Net tab, using Persist I can see all the GET including the previous pages and the redirect ...
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Can't install Firebug in FF8, “can't modify the file”, how to fix?

I try installing FireBug in FF8, apparently it downloads it correctly, but reports an error when installing. No debug information is shown, just "can't modify the file". How can I debug this ...
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Firefox combobox search

There are sometimes comboboxes on web pages (also known as <select> tags) with so many options that it is hard to read them all. A solution would be a plugin or extension to search big ...
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What does a “b” mean in firebug release?

In the firebug release downloads there are many different choices. Many versions have an a or b appended to the name. What does this mean? For example: firebug-1.8.0 a3 .xpi or firebug-1.8.4 b1 ...
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How to track redirects accross domains in firebug/firefox?

I have Firebug, I'm on the net tab, persist is on, but when i enter "olddomain.com" and it redirects to "newdoamin.com", the "olddomain.com" request is removed from the console. I want all redirects ...
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Firefox generating error?

I run Firebug on my computer since I develop websites. And I have been noticing this error consistently with every page I go to and I am lost as to what it is and believe it might be Firefox causing ...
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How do I permanently disable javascript strict warnings in Firefox?

When I open Firefox (8 Beta and 7) and load a page with firebug open, I get a load of javascript strict warnings, so I disable javascript strict warnings so my page loads will speed up, which works ...
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Can firebug open a local CSS file?

With firePHP and fireLogger, i can click on the file name of the file that caused an error and open it with a text editor. I saw the option to configure editors with firebug - so my question is this: ...
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Is there something like “Firebug” for Windows API?

I'm searching for a utility that can scan opened windows and show their properties, like Firebug in Firefox, but for Windows API. I tried to search for it on the web, but no luck. Has anybody seen ...
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How to bring up Firebug debug consoles?

Everyone says you simply click the 'scripts' tab to bring up the debug console. But I don't have that tab/window/pane. How do I bring it up? Here's a screenshot of my Firefox 5 - I really don't have ...
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Firefox and Firebug troubles: the CPU usage

I have a Mac running Snow Leopard 10.6.7, I am using Firefox 4.0.1 and I have installed for it the Firebug 1.7.3 extension. Some time, while I am using the browser to work for my website, Firefox ...
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Firebug keeps breaking on errors, and hangs pages

I have firebug installed, and it's indispensable as I'm a web developer, so I can't uninstall it. But when I load Gmail or CNN or various other websites, it always pops up and breaks on javascript ...
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Switching User-Agent in Firefox 4

How can I fake/switch the User-Agent in Firefox 4? The User Agent Switcher Add-On doesnt seem to work with Firefox 4. I have firebug, but I'm unaware of any feature for switching user-agent in it
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Firebug 1.6 bug

Is it possible to fix this bug without downloading an older verson of it? When I click on the search text field on top right side, it keeps on blinking.
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Hiding my request from FireBug

I am developing an asp.net web application and I am using a lot of ajax requests. So I need to know how I can hide these requests from firebug. Is there any way to achieve this?
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Stop Firefox requesting JavaScript files squentially

I am using Firefox 3.6.12, when I inspect the site I am working on with Firebug, all the Java script files are requested/loaded in sequence, meaning the page takes a long time to load. When my ...
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Are there any add-ons, tools or plug-ins for Internet Explorer which act like Firebug?

Firebug is very handy for Firefox . I could test different style at run time with web pages. However sometimes it's necessary to do the same in Internet Explorer. Are there any tools, add-ons or ...
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Firebug is too heavy

When I work for a long time with Firebug, it makes the browser too heavy, is there a way to clear cache or something like that.
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How to display line numbers in Firebug?

I think either it's not supported or I'm just too stupid. In this case I'd prefer the last one. I'm using Firebug to do my .css editing. Now I've got the problem that I've got to edit some pretty big ...
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Change default Continue (F8) Step Into(F11) Step Over(F10) in Firebug

Can one change these shortcuts to something else and where in that case?
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How to start using installed Firebug?

I have downloaded firebug from this page: http://getfirebug.com/ (I use Firefox), but I don't know how to start using it - no icon on the desktop, no changes on the Firefox interface, so what ...
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How can I get Chrome to launch and close “developer tools” on Mac (like Firebug with F12 & ctrl+shift+c))

How can I get Chrome to launch and close "developer tools" on Mac (like Firefug with F12 & ctrl+shift+c)). It was so convenient in Firefox/Firebug to just hit F12 followed by "toggle inspect mode" ...
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Am I crazy? Demos on jQuery's 'effects' page not working in any browser [closed]

I want to make sure I'm not crazy, because I can't get any of the effects demos to work on jQuery's demo pages. I thought it might be my new Firebug version (1.5.2) or Firefox in general, but they're ...
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FIrebug 1.5 not installing properly on Firefox 3.6

I just installed Firefox 3.6 (updated it, rather) and when I tried to install Firebug (1.5) it says 'addon installed' but there's no sign of Firebug anywhere. F12 doesn't do anything, the 'bug' icon ...
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A good manual for Firebug

I can't find a book on how to best use Firebug or at least a sort of .pdf file. Just small guides. Does anyone have a link on this.
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Firebug always showing JavaScript error “setting a property that has only a getter Line 0”?

I am on FF 3.6 on OS X with Firebug 1.5 and whenever I am using Firebug, no matter what website I am on, a Javascript error always shows up: setting a property that has only a getter Line 0 I have ...
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Firebug refusing to run with Pixel Perfect in Firefox v3.5.6, v3.5.7 and v3.6

I was using Firefox v3.5.6 with Firebug v1.5 and Pixel Perfect and everything was fine. But today, suddenly Firebug refused to start and run. They seem to run fine when either of the plug-in is ...
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Does firebug make firefox slow for browsing?

Does firebug make firefox slow for browsing?
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Getting rid of a Firebug pop up menu?

When I click on DOM elements of a page, I get the following Firebug popup showing: It's really annoying. How do I disable that?
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firebug 1.5 is not working in Firefox 3.5.7

Firebug 1.5 is not working in Firefox 3.5.7 how to fix it, or I must to restore to previous version?
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Addons aren't displayed in Firefox

Hai guys, I have webdeveloper and firebug addon installed in my mozilla firefox... I was using these addons for a month or two... But now it cant be viewed in my browser... When i checked ...
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Firebug won't finish installing on Firefox

I'm using Firefox 3.54 and just upgraded the Firebug add-on to the latest version. I restarted Firefox but the installation of Firebug wasn't finished properly. In the add-on dialog it says that it ...
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Firebug for ie in ubuntu

How to install firebug for ie6 which is installed in ubuntu platform using wine.
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Is there some dev tool like firebug on Opera browser?

Need some handy tool in opera browser for developing like firebug
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Gmail latency due to Firebug: any workarounds short of uninstalling Firebug?

For two months now, I've had increasing latency with gmail: often 20+ seconds just to load my inbox or return to a previous screen. I know Firebug can slow down gmail. I have Firebug 1.4.2. Despite ...
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Recent Hotmail Update is crashing FireFox. Is there a fix available

I have latest version of FireFox. It has always worked fine using HOTMAIL until recently. I check a checkbox on my items list and FireFox chokes. Thinking back it seems to have started after a recent ...
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Firebug like application for chrome?

Are there any applications equivalent to Firbug to work on Google Chrome?