Oops, I should have experimented more before posting. I just discovered that the reason the Firefox split-console stayed blank on page load was because I *also* had a Firebug console window that I'd previously opened for another Firefox window. Apparently, the first console window (Firefox or Firebug) that's opened preempts any subsequent consoles from the other toolset, even if they're opened on different browser windows.
So it turns out that the built-in Firefox tools *do* allow me to view the Console and the Debugger simultaneously. Which seemed great -- until I discovered that the Debugger pane didn't actually work for some reason. It stayed frozen at the first breakpoint, with none of the buttons (Step Into, Step Over, or Step Out) working, nor their keyboard shortcuts, and no Continue button at all. Oh well. I still wish there were some way to do that in Firebug (Console + Debugger panels), with both actually *working* simultaneously. That would be great. Or is that a feature in the new version that I haven't gotten to yet? Lawrence San Business Writing: Santhology.com Cartoon Stories for Thoughtful People: Sanstudio.com On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 3:09 PM, San <[email protected]> wrote: > There's a two-page article in The Register > <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/08/14/browser_tools_bake_off/> > comparing web development tools in different browsers. Misleading clickbait > headline, and article doesn't go into much depth, but otherwise not bad. It > focuses mostly on the built-in tools of Firefox vs. Chrome, but also > mentions (and links to) Firebug. > > One thing that intrigued me was this sentence, referring to the built-in > Firefox and Chrome tools: "Both make the Console available within any > other panel as well." > > I've often wanted to be able to look at the debugger panel (or the Watch > panel) while also watching the Console at the same time. Fooling around > with the Firefox built-in tools (in FF 28), I finally found a way to split > the pane, with the debugger on top and a console on bottom -- but the > console didn't show any of the logs in the JS file as the page loaded (yes, > I checked off "Logs" and all the other stuff in the dropdown menu). The > console split-pane stayed blank; the only thing it seemed to do was respond > to stuff I typed directly into it. Maybe I was doing something wrong? > > Anyway, I mostly use Firebug. I wish there was some way to have the > Firebug Console and the Debugger pane show (and be active) simultaneously, > so I wouldn't have to keep tabbing back and forth while moving through > breakpoints. Is this possible? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Firebug" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/firebug/d7eebd4a-27ba-4e1f-9596-78f5876467fa%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/firebug/d7eebd4a-27ba-4e1f-9596-78f5876467fa%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/firebug/CAMoMLKi%2BZsqWNhdDUyFev-vbZDhniRXsJVZadw8owY7H40G3Nw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
