On Apr 1, 12:21 pm, Homer55 <[email protected]> wrote: > John Barton: firefox.exe worked normally from its installation > location (given below). Within the components subdirectory there are > three files named "inspector:" inspector.dll, inspector.xpt, and > inspector-cmdline.js . They are all dated 9/15/2005. I (re)moved them > (to another directory) and re-ran FF under the firebug-installed > profile, and still get the same thing with the embedded panes, but
Removing these file is not enough. You have to also force Firefox to re-build its component registry. You can do this by deleting xpti.dat in your profile folder, by installing a new extension. or by uninstalling an extension. I suggest you simply install Firebug 1.6a8, http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.6X > when I bring up the detached firebug window, I now get this!: > > http://tinypic.com/r/de8imo/5 > > Progress, TY! [The selections activate (provide feedback), but do not > operate (perform any function.) Oh, and the firebug menu option under > the Firefox "Tools" menu is still DEactivated....] > > Information applying to other responses: > > 1) Firefox (with firebug) is installed in my Windows profile > directory: C:\Documents and Settings\<Me>\Program Files\Mozilla > Firefox If installation location has anything to do with it, then, > frankly, something is broken with the software, not the user. This is > modern programming here.... The install location has nothing to do with this problem. > > 2) As I mentioned, I have created and deleted several new profiles in > which to try Firebug, all to no avail. Then the problem not in the profile. > > 3) Reinstalling Firefox is not an option. (Certainly not, if it > involves affecting profile contents in any way....) If this is a Reinstalling does not affect profile contents. That is why reinstalling does not fix these problems. > problem that occurs regularly then the software should have some form > of "installation verification" capability built in. ("Love ya, > Unix!") [If you're talking about saving off my profiles, wiping the > Mozilla Firefox directory and then re-instating my profiles, I might > be willing to give that a try... IF you think it will fix this, John > Barton....] Firebug 1.6a8 works even if you have the bogus copies of inspector laying around. jjb -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en.
