Doesn't this feature come from a Firebug extension?
Note that you can also run:
$x('//*[@id="hplogo"]')
in the command line (in the Console panel) to get list of matching
elements
Honza
On Oct 9, 3:21 am, TedK <[email protected]> wrote:
> I used to be able to type/paste an xpath expression into Firebug's search
> box (top right) to locate elements on the page. This was invaluable for
> refining and validating my xpath expressions.
> Just recently this functionality seems to have broken. Now any xpath I put
> into the box just highlights red.
> For example:
> gotohttp://www.google.com
> Right click the Google logo and inspect with Firebug
> In the Firebug window, right click the highlighted HTML element and
> choose "Copy Xpath"
> Paste the resulting Xpath (//*[@id="hplogo"]) into Firebug's search box
>
> In the past, it would have selected and highlighted the Google logo.
> Is this functionality gone/changed? I can't find anything on the site about
> it. Was it an undocumented feature?
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