Firebug/WeeklyUpdates/2012-08-21

Jan Odvarko, Sebastian Zartner, Steven Roussey, Simon Lindholm

Firebug Releases

• Firebug 1.11 alpha 1 released
• Firebug 1.10.3 at the end of August (with Firefox 15)
  • blockers

Issues

• Honza: Issue 5179: Multiple onSuspendFirebug() calls
• Bharath?: Issue 5418: DOM constants and properties are incorrectly recognized as user-defined properties
  • Update the built-in DOM property array.
• Honza: Issue 5623: New pref to disable/enable delayed Firebug load
• Sebastian: Issue 5633: Delete CSS property command keeps the property in the Style tab
• Honza: Issue 5654: Style side panel doesn't display CSS rules after reload

• Create an issue for automatic scanning of built-in DOM properties
  • Done: Issue 5856: Automatic scanning of built-in DOM properties

Firebug.next

• Firebug Roadmap
• Adopt JSD2

• New feature for 1.11: autocompletion for Command Editor, Simon
  • Hints at the end of every expression.

• Other possible features:
  • https://firebug-working-group.googlegroups.com/attach/a1257c825881905b/Firebug.next%20possible%20roadmap%20points.txt?view=1&part=4

• Firebug 1.11 blockers (another source of features)
  • http://code.google.com/p/fbug/issues/list?can=2&q=blocks%3D1.11&colspec=ID+Type+Status+Owner+Test+Summary+Reporter&cells=tiles

• Integrate FireCloser into 1.11?
  • https://github.com/simonlindholm/fireclosure
  • Next week: discuss what other extension we could integrate.

JSD2

Wiki pages to follow:

• https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Remoting_Prototype
• https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Remoting_Architecture
• https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Script_Panel_Refactoring

• Honza: create a wiki with description of the current debugger architecture
• Sebastian: create a wiki with description of Crossfire architecture.