On Jul 23, 3:22 pm, johnjbarton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Jul 23, 10:59 am, sir_brizz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > On Jul 23, 11:41 am, johnjbarton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > On Jul 23, 10:02 am, sir_brizz <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > I think so. Also, it isn't clear that "Off for all pages" is the same
> > > > as "Clear all page annotations and disable firebug permanently". Seems
> > > > to me that "Off for all pages" should just disable all page
> > > > annotations temporarily until it is turned off and there should be a
> > > > completely different function for "Clear Firebug Whitelist" or
> > > > something.
>
> > > What do you have in mind when you say "disable firebug permanently"?
>
> > That Firebug is non-operational during the time "Off for all pages" is
> > checked, in other words it cannot be enabled in any way.
>
> Yes that is how I think it should work: Off means Off.

Agreed, there is nothing wrong with "Off for all pages" preventing
Firebug from enabling while it remains checked.

>
> > > But you are right that Off for all pages does two things:
> > >   1) clear the whitelist
> > >   2) turn firebug off on all Firefox tabs currently on
> > > But if we just clear the whitelist, then the metadata for Firebug will
> > > be left dangling. I think we have to do both.
>
> > What do you mean here? "Off for all pages" just seems like a temporary
> > setting. And I mean that as in once I uncheck it, Firebug will return
> > to the operating state it was in prior to me checking it, such as my
> > whitelisted sites still being whitelisted.
>
> Ah, maybe I am seeing an alternative (even if I don't understand you
> here).
>
> "Off for all pages" could mean: don't open, don't listen to user
> requests to open, but don't clear the white/black list either.  So
> once you uncheck "Off for all pages" the previous lists are again in
> force.
>
> Is that what you are suggesting?
>
> I got you now. I thought that other post was about how Firebug worked.
> Rather is it how you suggest it should work.

Yes, and yes! :D

>
>
> > Thought the intended effect from your side may be different, it seems
> > like clearing the page annotations related to whitelisting Firebug
> > should be a separate action from turning Firebug "Off".
>
> I agree with you.  I think we should have "Clear the activation
> lists" . I don't know if we need "Off for all pages". Maybe for
> FireStarter.

Sure, I don't see a problem having off-book functionality like that in
an extension to Firebug.
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