Firebug/WeeklyUpdates/2011-07-05

johnjbarton, Jan Honza Odvarko, Grant Gayed, Mike Rennie, Mike Collins

Firebug 1.8

• Memory leak better 1.8b5?
  • according to newsgroup report
  • r11184 removes old code, avoids a progressListener
  • No improvement for issue 4585
• Missing document request problem
  • disabled net panel breaks source for script panel & disabled browser cache
  • net panel solution -> tabWatcher
  • createContext in tabWatcher at document request time (network event)
  • move temp context to tabWatcher
• Background open tab (middle tab)
  • delay to 1.9?
• Issue 4504
  • Honza will take a look at it
• Extensions
  • Check compatibility before 1.8.0
  • Support for using extension module loading
  • Issue 4506: Allow Firebug extensions to modify requirejs config before modules are loaded
• RSN: 1.8.0 then branch for 1.9

Crossfire

• Example of extn that works w/1.8
• Basic demo working firefox - firefox
  • scripts loading into remote XUL window
  • need to support arch/path changes see issue 4506
  • 0.4 branch
  • need eg firefox - IE cross browser
  • context and source files
  • need breakpoints & watches, stacks
• small protocol changes summary on issues (0.3)
  • json array for source to issue: mgcollins

jsd2

• net panel remote prototype
• still need solution for tabWatcher.

Next week call quick by Honza...if he can make it.