Nothing in my newly-installed Firebug panes. NADA.
Homer55
I've created several profiles from scratch, I've un/reinstalled it
dozens of times & tried it on two different machines. Selecting
"Firebug >" in the FF "Tools" menu does nothing. I.e. no menu pops
up when I try it. I get the firebug icon in my lower-right browser
corner, and when I select it all I've ever gotten is this:
http://i39.tinypic.com/icmw6t.png
consistently, every time.
No tabs, no menus, no nothing.
I think I've read everything that has the word "firebug" in it to no
avail....
<Help>Me!</Help>
John J Barton
First we need to determine where your Firefox is installed. It looks
like you are on Windows. Open a view of the folder C:\Program Files
\Mozilla Firefox\ and try to run firefox.exe. If this works, go to the
sub folder "components" and look for file names starting with
"inspector". Any?
jjb
Thomas
assistance it will be greatly appreciated. I had firebug installed
successfully at one point and then got the error message from gmail
about firebug slowing performance. I had since made the mods
recommended by google, but had not used firebug in some time. I have
now had a reason to use it and it seems that nothing is responding,
but I cannot even get the windows to open. Oddly enough, I have re-
installed firefox, firebug and all other plugins for firefox...but
nothing seemed to change the impact of firebug running successfully
again.
--
Thomas
Sulman
the browser plugin but it doesn't work. No windows open. There is a
grey icon in the bottom right of the browser but that doesn't work as
well. I am using Mac OS X 10.5.8. Any help will be appreciated.
John J Barton
On Apr 1, 8:32 am, Thomas <tnfl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I actually have this exact same problem. If anyone can provide any
> assistance it will be greatly appreciated. I had firebug installed
> successfully at one point and then got the error message from gmail
> about firebug slowing performance. I had since made the mods
> recommended by google, but had not used firebug in some time. I have
> now had a reason to use it and it seems that nothing is responding,
> but I cannot even get the windows to open. Oddly enough, I have re-
> installed firefox, firebug and all other plugins for firefox...but
> nothing seemed to change the impact of firebug running successfully
> again.
Re-installing rarely fixes anything because Firefox reuses old
configuration information.
There are two sure-fire steps to solve this problem.
1. Install Firebug in a new Firefox profile. If this works, the
problem was in your old profile.
2. Uninstall Firefox. Check that it really deleted the old
installation files. Install Firefox. If this works,the problem was in
old files in your Firefox installation.
jjb
Homer55
location (given below). Within the components subdirectory there are
three files named "inspector:" inspector.dll, inspector.xpt, and
inspector-cmdline.js . They are all dated 9/15/2005. I (re)moved them
(to another directory) and re-ran FF under the firebug-installed
profile, and still get the same thing with the embedded panes, but
when I bring up the detached firebug window, I now get this!:
Progress, TY! [The selections activate (provide feedback), but do not
operate (perform any function.) Oh, and the firebug menu option under
the Firefox "Tools" menu is still DEactivated....]
Information applying to other responses:
1) Firefox (with firebug) is installed in my Windows profile
directory: C:\Documents and Settings\<Me>\Program Files\Mozilla
Firefox If installation location has anything to do with it, then,
frankly, something is broken with the software, not the user. This is
modern programming here....
2) As I mentioned, I have created and deleted several new profiles in
which to try Firebug, all to no avail.
3) Reinstalling Firefox is not an option. (Certainly not, if it
involves affecting profile contents in any way....) If this is a
problem that occurs regularly then the software should have some form
of "installation verification" capability built in. ("Love ya,
Unix!") [If you're talking about saving off my profiles, wiping the
Mozilla Firefox directory and then re-instating my profiles, I might
be willing to give that a try... IF you think it will fix this, John
Barton....]
Homer55
John J Barton
On Apr 1, 12:21 pm, Homer55 <homer55...@gmail.com> wrote:
> John Barton: firefox.exe worked normally from its installation
> location (given below). Within the components subdirectory there are
> three files named "inspector:" inspector.dll, inspector.xpt, and
> inspector-cmdline.js . They are all dated 9/15/2005. I (re)moved them
> (to another directory) and re-ran FF under the firebug-installed
> profile, and still get the same thing with the embedded panes, but
Removing these file is not enough. You have to also force Firefox to
re-build its component registry.
You can do this by deleting xpti.dat in your profile folder, by
installing a new extension. or by uninstalling an extension.
I suggest you simply install Firebug 1.6a8, http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.6X
> when I bring up the detached firebug window, I now get this!:
>
> http://tinypic.com/r/de8imo/5
>
> Progress, TY! [The selections activate (provide feedback), but do not
> operate (perform any function.) Oh, and the firebug menu option under
> the Firefox "Tools" menu is still DEactivated....]
>
> Information applying to other responses:
>
> 1) Firefox (with firebug) is installed in my Windows profile
> directory: C:\Documents and Settings\<Me>\Program Files\Mozilla
> Firefox If installation location has anything to do with it, then,
> frankly, something is broken with the software, not the user. This is
> modern programming here....
The install location has nothing to do with this problem.
>
> 2) As I mentioned, I have created and deleted several new profiles in
> which to try Firebug, all to no avail.
Then the problem not in the profile.
>
> 3) Reinstalling Firefox is not an option. (Certainly not, if it
> involves affecting profile contents in any way....) If this is a
Reinstalling does not affect profile contents. That is why
reinstalling does not fix these problems.
> problem that occurs regularly then the software should have some form
> of "installation verification" capability built in. ("Love ya,
> Unix!") [If you're talking about saving off my profiles, wiping the
> Mozilla Firefox directory and then re-instating my profiles, I might
> be willing to give that a try... IF you think it will fix this, John
> Barton....]
Firebug 1.6a8 works even if you have the bogus copies of inspector
laying around.
jjb
Homer55
Well everyone, John Barton has the fix for this:
> I suggest you simply install Firebug 1.6a8, http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.6X
Furthermore... it works in my original (preferred) profile, too! (So
I don't have to use a separate one just to use Firebug. Hooray!)
TYVM JJB!
Note: JUUUST to be safe, I UNinstalled the existing 1.5.3 version of
Firebug BEFORE I installed the one above.
If one of you others successfully install the linked one in JJB's post
above OVER an existing Firebug install, please post to that effect
here (for thoroughness.)
TY!
Homer55
Well everyone, John Barton has the fix for this:
> I suggest you simply install Firebug 1.6a8, http://getfirebug.com/releases/firebug/1.6X
Furthermore... it works in my original (preferred) profile, too! (So
sman
great thankyou for all helpers, i had the same problem.
Alternating to Homer55's solution, i did not deinstalled the old
Firebug before installing the 1.6a8 Version, just replaced it. And it
worked, too!