Can't highlight and freeze elements
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edgeworth
Jun 30, 2011, 5:40:09 PM6/30/11
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I can't click on an element to highlight and freeze it because as soon
as I move my mouse off it, it goes onto highlighting the other
elements it passes over and the source code changes.
On firebug 1.7.3 and Fx5. The same issue on Fx4.
as I move my mouse off it, it goes onto highlighting the other
elements it passes over and the source code changes.
On firebug 1.7.3 and Fx5. The same issue on Fx4.
John J Barton
Jul 1, 2011, 12:32:31 AM7/1/11
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edgeworth
Jul 3, 2011, 7:46:15 PM7/3/11
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So go to youtube and select any video because I think it is an issue
with flash objects.
Select the 'inspect element tool' in firebug and try to click on the
div that contains the flash player to select it and inspect it.
You should notice or at least I do that as soon as you move the cursor
off that div, the inspect tool will just go into 'hunt mode' again and
highlight all the elements it passes over. You will be unable to
select the div that contains the flash player.
Hope that explained it. I think I'm having the same issue with other
elements but right now, I can only see the issue with flash objects.
If I notice it happening with any other elements I'll post again.
Cheers!
with flash objects.
Select the 'inspect element tool' in firebug and try to click on the
div that contains the flash player to select it and inspect it.
You should notice or at least I do that as soon as you move the cursor
off that div, the inspect tool will just go into 'hunt mode' again and
highlight all the elements it passes over. You will be unable to
select the div that contains the flash player.
Hope that explained it. I think I'm having the same issue with other
elements but right now, I can only see the issue with flash objects.
If I notice it happening with any other elements I'll post again.
Cheers!
Mike Ratcliffe
Jul 5, 2011, 8:29:38 AM7/5/11
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The reason for that is because the flash embed swallows all mouse
events so we do not receive a mouseover event from flash objects.
Because we use mouse events for inspect swf elements are often not
inspectable.
I believe that there is already an issue logged for this somewhere.
events so we do not receive a mouseover event from flash objects.
Because we use mouse events for inspect swf elements are often not
inspectable.
I believe that there is already an issue logged for this somewhere.
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