Firebox Add-ons

This is a great tool add-on for Firfox. I just added this one to my favorite add-on list.

I watched one of Asp.Net MVC tutorial shows: #7 ASP.NET MVC Storefront Part 7: Routing and UI Work, where FireBug add-on was mentioned along with one feature for the New IE. Since I use Mac most of time, I went to FireBug page and downloaded the add-on. It is so great! By clicking on FireBug button on the bottom status bar, you will see a panel view of FireBug:

Actually, it is not only for developers to use it. None-developers may use it for many cases. For example to copy some text in a linked text. There are many other tools can do the same thing, but this is an example you may extend to do other similar things.

First, you click on "FireBug" icon on the status bar, as marked as green 1. Then you can see the view of FireBug panel. Click on Inspect as marked as 2. Hover the web page, you will see selections and responding tags in the Firebug. Click on a selection, the Inspect is toggled off. Finally, you can expand the view in HTML to find the text you want to copy. Isn't FireBug a great add-on!

Firebox Add-ons

One reason I like Firefox so much is that there are so many open source or free Add-ons for Firebox. Those handy ones make my web surfing much more easy and convenient! The problem is that if I go to another place (work) or update my computer (like my new Mac), I have to install them again. Sometimes it is not easy to remember their names. Here is list of my favorite ones:

• FireBug: Great tool for developers to view and verify detail source codes, ccs, scripts and more for a web page.


• FoxClocks: Keeps eye on a list of times over the world


• Ansers: Alt+click on any word or item for quick info...


• ChromaTabs: make your tabs colorful!


• ColorZilla: add color to your tabs.


• Cooliris Prviews: Browse a link without leaving the page.


• DOM Inpsector: inspect the structure and properties of a window and its contents.


• FireFTP: FTP client for Firefox.


• Forecastfox: handy status icon with local & internaltion weather.


• MeasureIt: draw out a ruler to get the pixel width and height of any elements on a we page...


• Tab Mix Plus: add advanced tab features. If you have installed color tab add-ons, you may need to configure the current tab in box and under line. Otherwise, you may not find which one is the current one!


• Talkback: sends information about program crashes the Mozillar. Trust Mozilla and Firefox to make good browser!


• Web Developer: add a menu of various web developer tools.

I try to make the list short, but they are really good ones. I may add more to this list!