Internet Explorer 7 Developer Toolbar

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Internet Explorer 7 Developer Toolbar

by Ryan Carter (RSS feed) Dec 2nd 2006 at 1:57PM

I am in the middle of a large and difficult programming project that is pushing the limits of what I was capable of, so as you can imagine I feel like a stretched out rubber band that is having a hard time shrinking back to the way it was. As if the task wasn't demanding enough, I went looking for tools to help with web development. I am completely set on Firefox, I have all the tools I could need, but for IE 7 (the browser I really wish I didn't have to develop for) my arsenal was admittedly a bit lacking, mostly because the browser is so new and I just hadn't looked at it yet. Upon a quick search I stumbled head-long across this nifty little tool, the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar. It features a DOM "explorer", the ability to toggle certain IE features, view classes, discover table and other elements for developers and our many headaches. IE7 Dev Toolbar (sounds better shortened, doesn't it) is available on Windows Marketplace as a FREE download. IE Dev Toolbar adds a nice set of features like a customizable ruler, an image dimensions display, a window resizer to allow you test out your pages on different resolutions, and a bunch of other options. This is one of the most inclusive tools I have used. It is definitely worth the glance.

Tags: developer, IE7, programming, toolbar, web

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

jj said 8:08AM on 12-03-2006

Download mirror http://rapidshare.com/files/5874345/iedevtbar.msi

Sean said 12:06AM on 12-04-2006

What's with the hate for IE? Seriously. Developing for FF is actually more of a pain for me, ESPECIALLY if I have to do anything with XML in javascript since FF chose to use some funky standard for xpaths (among other things).

It's one thing to report stuff, but to basically write an article on dirty toilet paper is just bad journalism.

Ryan Carter said 2:26AM on 12-04-2006

Not a big fan of Internet Explorer. I used to be, but I have to jump through so many more hoops to get things to look right, etc in IE, that it just isn't worth it (if a client doesn't require it). Maybe it isn't a "BAD" browser (version 7 I mean in particular) but Firefox is 100 times better. Every browser is going to have its own quirks, but when the quirks and problems outweigh the benefits, time for a change.

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