Firebug/WeeklyUpdates/2013-09-24

Jan Odvarko, Sebastian Zartner, Florent Fayolle, Simon Lindholm

Releases

• Firebug 1.12.2
  • still waiting for review
  • We need 1.12.3 (to fix FirePHP console messages), could be out in couple of weeks
• Firebug 1.13 alpha 3
  • Honza: on Friday

Issues

• Issue 6791: Add cookie breakpoint break notification
  • Display the notification for everything but standard JS breakpoints
  • At some point we can use limit notification UI for this
  • See screenshot: http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/detail?id=4144#c10

• Issue 6740: Display registered MutationObservers for an element
  • We should yet discuss whether to display event listeners and mutation observers from the element-parent chain.
  • Honza: create a test case

JSD2

• Issue 6810: Move the __fb_scopedVars helper onto the command line object
  • TODO: Florent or Simon
• Issue 5321: Command Line API not available when stopped in the debugger
  • Florent: the help command doesn't work.
• Everyone: more JSD2 related reports, please!

• Everyone: write down JSD2 related problems even if we don't have STR.
  • Add them to the wiki: https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/JSD2_Adoption

• Issue 6790: Browser hangs in memory when restarting while the debugger is halted
  • We need to resume the backend properly when browser window is closed.
  • Djalil: working on this

Code Style

• Use 'dbg' prefix for Debugger.Object variables.
• Do not use one letter prefixes in general.

FBTest Harness

• Honza: fix test bot
• Everyone: run test suite regularly

Issues

Still TODOs:

• Issue 6702: Improve design of the search options popup window
  • We could yet improve the placeholder text
  • The Script panel lost the hint for "jump to line"

• Issue 6557: Font previews don't work
  • Honza: review changes

• Bug 823840 - AMO is offering wrong add-on version
  • Honza: take a look, change max. version

Misc

• Bug 815603 - JSD.pause and unPause is slow
  • Causes Firebug slowness (JSD1 problem)
  • Honza: try to get this one fixed in the platform

• Sebastian: create an issue for:
  • new FAQ entry, why tab switching is slow
  • Message in disabled Script panel, JSD1 is slow
  • Update Known issue page
  • Display a message in the Console panel?
  • Display a message it'll be fixed in upcoming version