xpath finder stops working

[Tony Chamberlain]

I am having this problem all the time.  I am using firebug/finder to inspect and test out xpaths.  For a while, when I put a valid xpath into firefinder it shows the location in the window.  But after a while when I type a valid xpath and click Filter, nothing happens.  I close it and start it again but still it is stuck.  If I reboot the machine and then do it, the html will show again in the window.  I am wondering if it is some sort of Javascript error?  Is anyone else having this problem?  What do you do?

Firefox version: 25.0 (please do not tell me to update firefox).

Firebug: 1.12.6

Op Sys: Windows 7 (yes I would prefer Linux, but ...)

Tony

p.s. //* or .//* should always show something in a non-blank html file.

[Sebastian Zartner]

I am having this problem all the time.  I am using firebug/finder to inspect and test out xpaths.  For a while, when I put a valid xpath into firefinder it shows the location in the window.  But after a while when I type a valid xpath and click Filter, nothing happens.  I close it and start it again but still it is stuck.  If I reboot the machine and then do it, the html will show again in the window.

Please note that we are not the authors of Firefinder. You should ask in the Firefinder discussion group.

I am wondering if it is some sort of Javascript error?

Please check the Error Console (Ctrl+Shift+J) for this.

Firefox version: 25.0 (please do not tell me to update firefox).

Well, you should. :-) But that's probably not causing this bug.

Sebastian

[Tony Chamberlain]

Funny I clicked to apply and it said I do not have permission.

https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/firefinder

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[Sebastian Zartner]

What do you mean? You don't have permission to post to their forum?

Sebastian

[Tony Chamberlain]

"You do not have permission to join this forum" it says

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[Sebastian Zartner]

You may want to write the author directly then. Here's his contact info:

http://robertnyman.com/contact/

FWIW you can also try out XPaths using the command $x() (doesn't require Firefinder).

Sebastian

[Simon Lindholm]

(Or try the 1.13 alphas (actually very stable - 1.13a4 up to 1.13a6 should compatible with Firefox 26), where you can search for xpaths in the HTML panel search field.)