Some folks aren’t aware how powerful Firefox is for web development. There are several extensions available to help with our job of designing web sites. Below is a short list to help get you started.
• The Web Developer Toolbar: [http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/]
Adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.
• Colorzilla: [http://www.iosart.com/firefox/colorzilla/]
Advanced Eyedropper, Color picker and Page zoomer
• MeasureIt: [http://www.kevinfreitas.net/extensions/measureit/]
A ruler to measure your screen with
• HTML Validator: [http://users.skynet.be/mgueury/mozilla/]
Adds HTML validation to the ‘View Page Source’ of the browser
• Screen Grab!: [http://andy.5263.org/screengrab/]
Takes a screen shot of your web page.
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If I could only have one Firefox extension for web development, it would be Firebug. I was reluctant to try it at first, because I thought the web dev toolbar did everything I needed, but since I’ve been using it I’ve found it to be indispensable for web development. It’s well worth trying.
Also, unless you prefer MeasureIt, you can get by with the on-screen ruler in the Web Developer Toolbar (it’s hidden under the Miscellaneous menu).
Kevin-
Thanks for the tip. I’ll have to look at Firebug and check out the ruler in the Web Developer Toolbar. The one thing I really like about MeasureIt is that it sits in the left-hand corner of my status bar so there’s easy access to it.
Great post. I use the web developer toolbar constantly. It’s great for diagnosing problems too. I’d definitely look forward to seeing a part 2 for this post. :)
I second and third the use of Firebug and the Web Development toolbar, although measureIT and color picker are great. The one thing I don’t like about firebug, is that i forget to turn it off and it starts debugging sites which I can’t control anyway. But, that’s my problem.