Seeing JavaScript errors with Firebug

[steve]

I'm using Firebug 1.7.3 and it doesn't seem to be showing me any
JavaScript format errors. if I purposely take out a brace, for
example, I don't see any warning from Firebug. It seems like this
sort of thing used to be shown in the Firebug Status bar, but
apparently the Status bar was abandoned.

Is there a way I can still see JavaScript formatting error with
Firebug 1.7.3?

Thanks,
Steve

[Sebo]

On Saturday, October 15, 2011 1:03:03 AM UTC+2, steve wrote:

I'm using Firebug 1.7.3

Please note, the latest version of Firebug is 1.8.3. We don't support 1.7 anymore.
 

and it doesn't seem to be showing me any
JavaScript format errors.  if I purposely take out a brace, for
example, I don't see any warning from Firebug.

With "format" errors you probably mean syntax errors.
Make sure you have Show JavaScript Errors enabled inside the Console panel. This will allow you to see all JavaScript errors.

It seems like this
sort of thing used to be shown in the Firebug Status bar, but
apparently the Status bar was abandoned.

Note, the Firebug Start Button still shows errors besides it. See therefore Honza's blog entry and the related issue.

Sebastian