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Firebug web development extension comes to Google Chrome
Now Chrome users can get on the Firebug bandwagon, too, with the new Firebug Lite extension. It's not a full Firebug, and it's not meant to replace Chrome Developer Tools, but it does replace the Firebug bookmarklet for Chrome.
This release -- Firebug Lite 1.3 -- doesn't have everything the Firefox version of Firebug has, but it's getting there. 1.4 is slated to include important stuff like live editing for all panels and a search feature. For right now, though, Firebug Lite is an essential download if you want to see what's going wrong with your stylesheet or get a detailed look at how someone else's page layout was built.
Plus, it lets you turn on Firebug for any domain, right from a toolbar icon - no more messing around with bookmarklets!
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Loony2nz said 6:34PM on 2-08-2010
Shouldn't it be called "ChromeBug"?
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cookies said 7:23PM on 2-08-2010
Alternatively you could hit Ctrl/Cmd + Alt + I for webkit's built in developer tools ;)
It's editing capabilities are basic compared to Firebug, but it makes a excellent DOM inspector.
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blog.whitesites.com said 7:58PM on 2-08-2010
I love Firebug. Its been a huge help especially with debugging Google Maps. But I agree with the previous poster it should be called chromebug
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Greg said 8:45AM on 2-09-2010
I got excited once I read the title of the post, but then once I saw that it was firebug lite I was kind of disappointed. Might as well just use Chromes own developer tools; firebuglite is only really useful for IE in my own opinion.
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Riaz Kanani said 2:21PM on 2-09-2010
Wonder if this will accelerate a version of Google Page Speed which makes use of Firebug..
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