I’ve just noticed that on the Google code site, there’s a new browser debug tool for all of us developers. The good news, it works across browser lines, that means not only Firefox, but also IE 6, IE 7, Opera, etc.
I originally found out about this guy on digg.com & the explanation is below:
code.google.com — pi.debugger is a cross browser web development tool allows you to examine web page’s structural and debug with console. A real alternative to Firebug because it works in all browsers and has more features than Firebug light.
Well, to say that it’s a “real alternative to Firebug” i think is a bit of a stretch, but for Firebug lite, it seems to be a great alternative (NOTE: I haven’t actually worked with Firebug lite – but it’s info can be found here (site currently not working) and a review on it can be found here).
Simply put – point an html script tag to src=“http://pi-js.googlecode.com/files/debugger.js” place it below your “title” tag & refresh your page. Viola.
The problem you run into w/ this type of JavaScript debugging insert is that you can’t edit the HTML or CSS at all, unlike the full version of Firebug for Firefox.
All in all, this is a handy tool if you’re lacking the IE debug toolbar or Firebug extension and is an informative ‘Read Only” tool, but don’t be expecting it to work like the full version of Firebug.
~tim
