Bit embarrassed to say the problem was solved by actually reading the IE popup's warning about bookmarklet served over insecure connection. I incorrectly assumed when it popped up that its "Yes" button meant "Yes, agree to run the Javascript", but in fact it was the "No" option I should have been using!
Thanks for your reply and sorry for wasting your time! On May 16, 7:57 pm, Pedro Simonetti Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Paul, > > Which version of Firebug Lite are you using? Also, how does your bookmarlet > looks like? Please note that the bookmarlet itself is a small program and it > may contain bugs. The latest Firebug Lite version is "1.3.0.b2", and the > latest > bookmarlet starts with something like this: > > "javascript:(function(F,i,r,e,b,u,g,L,I,T,E)" > > http://getfirebug.com/releases/lite/beta/#Install > > 2010/5/16 Paul <[email protected]>: > > > Can anyone confirm that Firebug Lite works/does not work with IE8 and > > secure sites? > > Depending on the version of Firebug Lite and bookmarlet the answer is: yes, > some old versions wasn't working correctly on HTTPS protocols. > > > I am trying a Firebug Lite bookmarklet in a secure (https) site and it > > isn't working. > > Try using the latest version of Firebug Lite and bookmarlet, and let me > know if it works for you. > > > Does anyone know of an IE8 security setting that may be preventing > > Firebug Lite from working? Is IE8 more restrictive than other browsers > > when it comes to bookmarklets trying to add a script tag with a src > > attribute from another site? > > I guess this is not a matter of settings, it's the normal behavior of IE8. > All IE versions (not only IE8) are more restrictive when it comes to > executing bookmarlets. > > If you try to load a script via bookmarlet in IE, on a site with HTTPS > protocol, and the script is hosted on a HTTP protocol, IE will complain > about it. Also, if the JavaScript application loaded uses any resources > hosted on a non-HTTPS protocol (such as stylesheets/images/scripts) > IE will complain too. > > For security reasons (to avoid the "man in the middle" attack), the new > version of Firebug Lite bookmarlet uses only HTTPS, and consequently, > will also work fine on sites using HTTPS protocol. > > Please let us know if the new version works for you. I have tested on IE8 > right now and it seems to be working fine. > > regards, > > Pedro Simonetti. > > > I only ask because the bookmarklet works fine in Chrome and Firefox. > > > Thanks, > > > Paul. > > > -- > > 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en. > > -- > 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 > athttp://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en. -- 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.
