Firebug 3 (3.0.0 alpha 2) - Missing cookie panel

[Matthew Wain]

Hi,

First, thank you so much for firebug, it's an awesome tool and has made my life so much easier this past 6 months :-)

I don't normally use google groups so I hope I'm posting correctly.  Anyway... I've had a dig around in settings and tried searching in here and elsewhere, but I can't seem to find an option for enabling the cookie panel in firebug 3.  Is it available to enable, or available as a separate install?

Thanks,
Matthew

[Jan Honza Odvarko]

The Cookies panel is not included in Firebug 3 (at least not for now),
but you might want to use the built-in Storage panel (not visible by default).

1. Go to the options panel (click the gear icon on the right side of the developer toolbox toolbar)
2. Select the "Storage" checkbox in the "Default Firefox Developer Tools"
3. You should see a new panel in the UI - Storage
4. Select the panel and use it to inspect cookies

Or do you still need the Cookies panel and why?

Honza

[Matthew Wain]

Hi Honza,

Thank you for the rapid reply!  A colleague pointed out that the values can be edited in the console btw.

I looked at the Storage tab and it usefully displays everything I need, but I'm unable to edit the values.

To answer your question of do I need it and why:  I have been working a lot lately ( 6 months at least) with cookies and features being displayed dynamically based on the cookie value.  Having to set this value in the database or elsewhere is much less convenient than using the cookie panel to edit the values.  Being able easily edit the dates, URL encoding and other items is a fantastic feature, it would have taken me a lot longer in testing without this.  Essentially it means I can run a whole series of tests without having to change anything in my code which is a massive bonus.  Sure I could go other routes, like using fiddler, or using another tool, but having it included alongside the power of firebug just makes it so much easier.

This is not just for me, when the QA people need to test some of the features, it helps for initial smoke testing.  When the business need to quickly check some features, they can do it without having to create accounts just to get different preferences loaded.  Again, massive time and fuss saving.

1)  Raw Data display
2) Can edit the values
3) Can change the encoding
4) Can copy cookies easily
5) Can do all this with minimum fuss and without having to revert to command line.

For me, my QA people, and the business team, this feature is very useful.  (Of course I can use firebug 2, but it's urging me to upgrade lol......)

Again, thanks for developing a fantastic tool, pretty much every job I have been in, people use it.

Matthew

[Sebastian Zartner]

1)  Raw Data display

Please report an issue for that.
 

2) Can edit the values
3) Can change the encoding

Bug 1031192 (encoding might not be covered by that report)

4) Can copy cookies easily

Bug 1031194

Sebastian

[Erik Krause]

Am 12.11.2014 15:24, schrieb Jan Honza Odvarko:

> The Cookies panel is not included in Firebug 3 (at least not for now),

Will it be back in the final version? I used it already when it was an
extension only (firecookie) and was very happy it existed. It's so much
easier to test certain features...

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Erik Krause
http://www.erik-krause.de

[Jan Honza Odvarko]

On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:38:03 PM UTC+1, Erik Krause wrote:

Am 12.11.2014 15:24, schrieb Jan Honza Odvarko:

> The Cookies panel is not included in Firebug 3 (at least not for now),

Will it be back in the final version? I used it already when it was an
extension only (firecookie) and was very happy it existed. It's so much
easier to test certain features...

 

What specific features are missing?
Why the storage pane is not good enough?

Honza

[Trung Nguyen]

I have the same opinion with Matthew Wain. I work a lot with web application and I need a tool to edit cookies friendly, easy
Can you bring the cookie panel come back ?

[Jan Honza Odvarko]

I see, please create a new report for this at:
https://github.com/firebug/firebug.next/issues/

(and put link to the report here, so others can follow)

Thanks!

Honza

[Erik Krause]

Am 18.11.2014 08:44, schrieb Jan Honza Odvarko:
> On Monday, November 17, 2014 9:38:03 PM UTC+1, Erik Krause wrote:
>> >
>> >Am 12.11.2014 15:24, schrieb Jan Honza Odvarko:
>> >
>>> > >The Cookies panel is not included in Firebug 3 (at least not for now),
>> >
>> >Will it be back in the final version? I used it already when it was an
>> >extension only (firecookie) and was very happy it existed. It's so much
>> >easier to test certain features...
>> >
>
> What specific features are missing?

The possibility to add and edit cookies, as mentioned already.

> Why the storage pane is not good enough?

The columns separators are distracting, the column width is not
adjustable (although the cursor indicates so) and content is jumping to
the right if navigated. But I guess those are known problems to be fixed
in the final...

[Frederic Worm]

Firebug 3 is awesome. But you can't edit or delete cookies like before... for me this is an essential feature. Otherwise i would have to use the old firebug. :( :( :(

[Erik Krause]

Am 15.09.2015 um 18:58 schrieb Frederic Worm:
> Firebug 3 is awesome. But you can't edit or delete cookies like
> before... for me this is an essential feature.

Not only for you...

[Sebastian Zartner]

As mentioned earlier, this is tracked in bug 1031192.

Sebastian

[Erik Krause]

Am 16.09.2015 um 00:08 schrieb Sebastian Zartner:
> As mentioned earlier, this is tracked in bug 1031192

> <https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1031192>.

Sorry, I forgot. It's almost a year now...

Please anyone: vote for this bug.

[Lab Rat]

http://www.erik-krause.de

I voted for it....it's been two MORE years and it's still not there.
Something tells me dev took the money and ran.....