Yes, "local file" actually means files in the file system accessed via file://. Though as the local file is currently actually just the temporary file, it should probably be renamed. As far as I remember there was already a try on creating this mapping before, so the naming might be a remnant.
Sebastian On Saturday, June 14, 2014 5:59:05 PM UTC-5, San wrote: > > Ah, I see. So after reading the discussion you linked to, I can guess what > the current %file hint means when it says "Path to the local file (or to > the temporary copy)" -- I guess that "local file" there means only if > you're loading as a file:// path but not as http:// off a dev server. I > noticed that the discussion dates back to 2011-2012, which doesn't seem > like it's a top-priority issue. I wish it could really happen. > > Lawrence San > Business Writing: Santhology.com > Cartoon Stories for Thoughtful People: Sanstudio.com > > > > On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 1:50 PM, Sebastian Zartner wrote: > >> Firebug currently (up to 2.0) does not offer mappings between URLs and >> local files. This feature is requested in issue 5035 >> <https://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=5035>. Therefore you >> need to use tricks like the one suggested by Andrei. >> >> Sebastian >> >> >> On Friday, June 13, 2014 12:55:59 PM UTC-5, Andrei wrote: >>> >>> I tried with the hosts trick and it works :) >>> >>> I attached a print screen with my configuration and the PHP script that >>> I made >>> You need to change in 2 places: >>> 1 . $arRepl array. For every element, the key is the source canonical >>> URL and the value, is the filesystem directory path >>> >>> $arRepl = array( >>> 'http://mydomain.dev' => 'C:/xampp/htdocs', >>> 'http://local.host' => 'C:/xampp/htdocs', >>> 'http://localhost' => 'C:/xampp/htdocs' >>> ); >>> >>> 2. the last line: >>> >>> system('"c:\\Program Files (x86)\\PSPad editor\\PSPad.exe" '.$argv[1]." >>> /". $argv[2]); >>> >>> is to run pspad on windows, you need to change that too for what editor >>> you use. The editor must support command line to open file $argv[1] and >>> the jump to line $argv[2] >>> I can give you another example, how to configure the line for vi editor >>> in linux: >>> >>> system('vi +'.$argv[2]." ". $argv[1]); >>> >>> >>> On Thursday, June 12, 2014 9:14:37 PM UTC+3, San wrote: >>>> >>>> I'm using MAMP on a Mac, not XAMPP on Windows. Also I only know a >>>> little PHP; I can't follow the opening "Line >>>> Commands/Executable/Arguments" >>>> part of your code. (Is that even code, or just a comment of some kind?) >>>> Perhaps a bigger difference is that I'm not using "http://localhost";... >>>> As I said, I've configured Apache + my hosts file so that, if my live page >>>> is http://mydomain.com/... then the local equivalent is >>>> http://mydomain.dev/... That's the one I'm trying to get Firebug to >>>> open. >>>> >>>> I'm surprised I haven't been able to find any clear documentation for >>>> how to set up the arguments; what I have seen implies that the argument >>>> format would be different for different platforms and editors, and there >>>> are a lot of possible combinations. >>>> >>>> In that other thread you said "I configured a proxy script that >>>> translates the URL into the filesystem path and then the script opens the >>>> editor. In this way I can easily edit long .css or .js files." By proxy >>>> script did you mean the PHP code you showed above? Did that mean you DID >>>> find a way to have Firebug open your local/dev files with the Open With >>>> Editor command? Or are you still limited to having Firebug only open files >>>> over the Internet? >>>> >>>> As far as I know, there is no real difference between "http://foo.dev"; >>>> (local Apache) and "http://foo.com"; (online Apache). I suspect my >>>> problem is just that I can't find any documentation for what the argument >>>> should look like. Why would they put a feature into Firebug and then fail >>>> to explain it anywhere? >>>> >>>> Lawrence San >>>> Business Writing: Santhology.com >>>> Cartoon Stories for Thoughtful People: Sanstudio.com >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Andrei wrote: >>>> >>>>> Is the same problem I am acing on local machine. On localhost it >>>>> doesn't do anything, however, it works on a remote URL. >>>>> You can see more discussion in this older post: >>>>> https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/firebug/5gp45wiFtvg >>>>> >>>>> How i configured is using a PHP script >>>>> Line commands: >>>>> Executable: path to PHP executable >>>>> Arguments:c:\path_to_php_file"%url" /%line >>>>> >>>>> inside the PHP file I translate the URL argument($argv[1]) into >>>>> filesystem path(I use xampp), and then open the file with pspad at line >>>>> $argv[2]. The localhost condition doesn't work, but you can change the >>>>> yourdomain.com condition as you need, that one works >>>>> >>>>> <?php >>>>> >>>>> if(preg_match("/^http\:\/\/localhost/",$argv[1])) { >>>>> $argv[1] = preg_replace(array("/^http\:\/\/localhost/","/\?.+$/"), >>>>> array("C:\xampp\htdocs",""),$argv[1]); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> if(preg_match("/^http\:\/\/yourdomain.com/",$argv[1])) {// if >>>>> http://yourdomain.com/styles.css corresponds to >>>>> C:\xampp\htdocs\project\styles.css >>>>> $argv[1] = >>>>> preg_replace(array("/^http\:\/\/yourdomain.com/","/\?.+$/"), >>>>> array("C:\xampp\htdocs\project",""),$argv[1]); >>>>> } >>>>> >>>>> system('"c:\\Program Files (x86)\\PSPad editor\\PSPad.exe" >>>>> '.$argv[1]." ". $argv[2]); >>>>> ?> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Wednesday, June 11, 2014 12:39:08 AM UTC+3, San wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> From reading an earlier post in this group, I just discovered the >>>>>> Open With Editor command in Firebug, which I never noticed before. >>>>>> >>>>>> Background: I run a local devel server (Apache) on the same Mac that >>>>>> I use for browsing and editing web pages, so the "server file" and the >>>>>> "local dev file" is actually the same file residing on the same machine. >>>>>> I >>>>>> normally open it in Firefox as a .dev URL, not as a "file" (so all my >>>>>> scripts will work, among other things). >>>>>> >>>>>> However, using a Firefox extension called Dafzilla ViewSourceWith, >>>>>> I've been able to set up a mapping that correlates the URLs with the >>>>>> local >>>>>> files. For example, when Firefox shows the URL of the current page as: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://sanstudio.dev/test/linktest.html >>>>>> >>>>>> ...I can click on the ViewSourceWith button in the Firefox toolbar, >>>>>> and my text editor (BBEdit) will open the "local" file that my local >>>>>> Apache >>>>>> used to actually generate that URL: >>>>>> >>>>>> /Volumes/MyHardDrive/MyDevFolder/test/linktest.html >>>>>> >>>>>> That's my real master source file, not some cached copy. This is >>>>>> extremely useful to me, but ViewSourceWith doesn't always work with >>>>>> every >>>>>> version of Firefox. >>>>>> >>>>>> So I thought it might be possible to get a similar mapping into >>>>>> Firebug using the Open With Editor dialog. It was easy to add BBEdit as >>>>>> the >>>>>> editor; that works fine. However, when BBEdit opens a page via Firebug >>>>>> that >>>>>> way, it's always opening the temporary cached file that the browser >>>>>> uses, >>>>>> not the real local source file the way ViewSourceWith does. >>>>>> >>>>>> So I played with Firebug's "Launch Arguments" in the Configure >>>>>> Editors dialog, trying to figure out how to add a mapping, presumably >>>>>> using >>>>>> the %file parameter. I tried various things like: >>>>>> >>>>>> %file /Volumes/MyHardDrive/MyDevFolder/ >>>>>> >>>>>> ... and various other things, but when I click the "test" button, >>>>>> every argument format I've tried either opens Firefox's cached temporary >>>>>> file (same as if I had entered no arguments) or does nothing at all. >>>>>> >>>>>> I did a lot of Googling trying to find *specifically* how you enter >>>>>> the text in the Arguments box, and I looked through the examples in the >>>>>> dialog's popdown menu, and I still got nowhere. >>>>>> >>>>>> Next to the %file text-entry box there's a hint that says "Path to >>>>>> the local file (or to the temporary copy)" which certainly sounds like >>>>>> it >>>>>> doesn't *have* to be the temporary copy. Is it possible to do what I >>>>>> want >>>>>> with the Configure Editors dialog? Can anybody tell me how to enter the >>>>>> argument? 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