On Oct 8, 1:22 pm, Daniel Gackle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> < Daniel has already reported that he does not have these problems any
> more >
>
> To follow up: after a few days of development things are holding up
> pretty well, with two caveats.
>
> 1. I often evaluate a function name in the console to get a definition
> I can click on to jump to its source code. Sometimes Firebug doesn't
> jump to the right place, but rather the top of the script file. This
> happens the first time I do this in a Firebug session; I have the
> impression it happens at other times too, but I don't remember. (I
> last observed this in FF 3.03, Firebug 1.2.1 on OS X.)
If you can provide a test case I can fix it....
>
> 2. Something I did this week caused all the nasty problems to return,
> which I solved by recreating my FF profile. I wish I knew what I did,
> as refreshing the profile is time-consuming (any ideas?). Still, at
> least it restores Firebug to good working order.
I guess you are setting an option. I think you might save your
prefs.js from sometime when it is working and the next time it fails,
compare the prefs.js to the saved on. This file is in you profile
directory.
>
> Daniel
>
> On Oct 5, 12:30 pm, John J Barton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > On Oct 4, 11:15 pm, Anil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > > I've just started using FF3 and Firebug 1.2 Win XP and have been
> > > looking around to find out if it's only me. Apparently not. I'm a bit
> > > worried because Firebug is a critical tool for my productivity and I
> > > am finding script debugging is in trouble.
>
> > Where were you looking "around"? The Firebug developers read this
> > newsgroup and the Firebug issues
> > list:http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/list
>
> > > Specifics:
> > > - Breakpoints sometimes automatically disable on page refresh: this
> > > makes them unusable because page won't break.
> > > - Single step sometimes appears to REPEAT on the same line!! No
> > > debugging going on here.
> > > - Single step sometimes just warps out of debugging mode to who knows
> > > where? Can't debug.
> > > - Breakpoints drop in on a blank screen or go to start of script so
> > > you can't track steps. Sometimes a page refresh enables Firebug to
> > > find it's place in the script the second time round, like it needs to
> > > refresh some initialisation data.
>
> > None of these problem are know or reported in the bug list. Any chance
> > you are using "file:" URLs?
>
> > > I was wondering if it was my JavaScript or a Firebug problem and was
> > > scanning to find other reports before spending the time on pinning
> > > down a test case. My script is very small but a bit complex - uses
> > > XMLHttpRequest and some OO work to manage node creation and event
> > > handling. Oh, but the page has some large arrays on it too...
>
> > When you scan other reports note which version of Firebug. The
> > current version is 1.2.1 and development is on 1.3.
>
> > > I already tried a new profile with absolutely no improvement. I am
> > > considering going back to FF2 until the new Firebug matures on FF3 or
> > > my code improves. Are we really the only two people who have got this?
>
> > No, the original poster's problem was fixed. So you are the only one
> > as far as I know.
>
> > > (Note to Google: Firebug problems in Firefox 3.)
>
> > ? whazat?
>
> > > Thanks for all your sterling work. Magnificent plugin. AnilG.
>
> > You're welcome. Below you quote some problems thatDanielGackle
> > reported. Please don't quote them as if they reinforce the idea that
> > something is broken.Danielhas already reported that he does not have
> > these problems any more. So his solved problem is not related to your
> > problem. If you have problem with javascript debugging in Firebug
> > and report it with a test case I'll fix it. You don't have to find
> > anyone else with the same symptoms.
>
> > jjb
>
> > > > > but there are no reports of these kinds of problems.
> > > > > jjb
> > > > > > First of all, I love Firebug
> > > > > > problems with script debugging in 1.2 that I simply can't use it.
> > > > > > * breakpoints don't work
> > > > > > * single-stepping doesn't work
> > > > > > * script tab blank after a few dozen lines
> > > > > > * can't click on a function in console and jump to source code (it
> > > > > > either does nothing or jumps to the start of script only)
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