October 2011
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Updated Web Developer 'View JavaScript' Output
The updated ‘View JavaScript’ output in the next version of the Web Developer extension including syntax highlighting and line numbers.
July 2011
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Redesigned Web Developer Options Dialog
A preview of the redesigned and streamlined options dialog for the next release of Web Developer.
June 2011
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Rdio Add Album To Playlist Bookmarklet
A month ago I posted on Twitter that I wanted to try Rdio, but could not because even their native OS X application requires Flash which I don’t have installed on my laptop. However—although I have not seen a formal announcement—it now appears that they are bundling a version of Flash in with the application.
So I re-activated my Rdio subscription—I had tried the service out a year or so...
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Why Web Developer May Finally Be Coming To Safari
When Safari 5 was released a year ago Apple followed the lead of Firefox and Chrome and added support for extensions. A number of people contacted me at the time asking if I would port Web Developer to Safari and I said I would look into the possibility.
When I looked at the Safari extension API it was clearly based on the Chrome extension API and I was initially hopeful that creating a Safari...
May 2011
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Firefox 4
At the end of January I released new versions of both the Web Developer and User Agent Switcher extensions. These patch releases primarily added support for the then upcoming release of Firefox 4 which eventually came out two months later. Since then I have been extremely busy at work and have not had much time to work on the extensions, but I wanted to give an update about some issues that were...
January 2011
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Web Developer 1.1.9 and User Agent Switcher 0.7.3
Patch releases of both the Web Developer and User Agent Switcher extensions have been released for Firefox. These releases primarily add support for Firefox 4 to both extensions as well as fixing a few issues in Web Developer including ‘View Style Information’ being vulnerable to a cross site scripting attack. The full list of changes to the Web Developer extension can be found in the...
March 2010
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Web Developer 0.1 for Google Chrome
I am pleased to announce the release of Web Developer 0.1 for Google Chrome. The extension is available for download on the Google Chrome extension gallery.
As the version number suggests this is an early stage build of the extension for Chrome that I wanted to release quickly to elicit feedback.
As such, there are a few missing features from the Web Developer extension for Firefox,...
February 2010
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A Sneak Peek At What I'm Currently Working On
Web Developer for Google Chrome
July 2009
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Web Developer 1.1.8 and User Agent Switcher 0.7.2
Updated patch releases for both the Web Developer and User Agent Switcher extensions have been released.
This version of the Web Developer extension fixes an issue where the ‘View Generated Source’ feature did not work, as well as combining the Firefox and Seamonkey versions of the extension into one build. The User Agent Switcher extension release should hopefully fix the problem...
June 2009
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Web Developer 1.1.7 and User Agent Switcher 0.7.1
Patch releases for both the Web Developer and User Agent Switcher extensions have been released. These releases add support for Firefox 3.5 to the Web Developer extension and fix some minor issues with the recent update to the User Agent Switcher extension—the full list of fixes can be found in the release notes.
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User Agent Switcher 0.7
I have finally had the time to release a new version of the User Agent Switcher extension. The main changes in this release are the support for folders and separators in the user agent list as well as indicating a non-default user agent has been selected by more than just the icon color. The user agent list has also been updated to include both the Googlebot and the iPhone user agents. A full set...
July 2008
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Webmaster Jam Session 2008
In October I will be at the Webmaster Jam Session in Atlanta, speaking about using the Web Developer extension to develop and debug web sites in a session called Firefox Web Development. The dates for the event are October 3rd and 4th, and even if my session sounds dull there are a ton of other speakers so it should be well worth checking out.
Update: My presentation slides are now available.
May 2008
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Web Developer 1.1.6
A new version of the Web Developer extension has been released. This release adds support for Firefox 3 as well as fixes for a few issues discovered in the previous version.
March 2008
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Web Developer 1.1.5 and User Agent Switcher 0.6.11
Bizarrely (and rather embarrassingly) this is an almost identical post to my last post over 10 months ago. New versions of the Web Developer and User Agent Switcher extensions have been released. These releases are mainly to add support for the upcoming Firefox 3, but also contain a few other bug fixes.
And just like my last post I have redesigned my site—I think everything is working, but let...
May 2007
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Web Developer 1.1.4 and User Agent Switcher 0.6.10
New versions of the Web Developer and User Agent Switcher extensions have been released. They are both patch releases fixing minor issues, as well as updating the extension download and update URLs to hopefully help with my bandwidth costs.
If you are reading this on chrispederick.com you will also see that I have redesigned my site. I am still working out some of the kinks so let me know if you...
March 2007
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Illegal Videos
All of my videos on chrispederick.com are uploaded to YouTube and then displayed on my site using the YouTube API. This works well since it allows me to deliver the videos through Flash so that they can play on the majority of computers and reduces the bandwidth usage on my site, while the loss in quality is not a big issue since the videos are not exactly stunning works of art!
However, in the...
February 2007
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Web Developer 1.1.3
Version 1.1.3 of the Web Developer extension has been released. This is another patch release containing what I hope are the last major issues that were discovered in the previous version. With the major issues resolved this version has also been uploaded to Firefox Add-ons.
January 2007
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Web Developer 1.1.2
Version 1.1.2 of the Web Developer extension has been released. This is another patch release containing a few more fixes for bugs that were discovered in the previous version.
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Web Developer 1.1.1
Version 1.1.1 of the Web Developer extension has been released. This is a patch release containing a few fixes for bugs that were discovered in the previous version.
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Web Developer 1.1
I am pleased to announce that version 1.1 of the Web Developer extension has been released. The complete list of new features and bug fixes can be found in the history with the biggest change being the replacement of the sidebar with something I am calling the “dashboard”.
Dashboard
The dashboard provides similar functionality to the sidebar in that it allows content to be displayed without...
October 2006
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Web Developer Beta 1.1
Web Developer Beta 1.1—a preview release of the next version of the Web Developer extension—is now publicly available. This release is for testing purposes only—for a fully supported version of the extension or localized builds please see the latest official release.
The full list of new features in this release is in the history, but the biggest change is the replacement of the sidebar with...
September 2006
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Firefox 2.0 Compatibility
The User Agent Switcher and Web Developer extensions have been updated to be compatible with the upcoming release of Firefox 2.0.
If you are having problems installing the extensions please try downloading and installing again from this site following the suggestions in the installation section of the documentation.
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.9
Version 0.6.9 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. This is a minor update fixing memory leaks and optimizing the code.
April 2006
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A Day With Mozilla
A month ago I found out that I had won a grand prize in the Extend Firefox contest and last week I met with Mozilla for a day of activities with the other winners: Michael Wu and Josep del Rio.
Mozilla
I started the day by taking Caltrain down to Mountain View where I met Michael and Josep as well as Rafael Ebron, Mozilla’s Product Manager. We headed to the Mozilla offices where Rafael gave me...
March 2006
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Winner
A month ago I posted about the Web Developer extension being chosen as a finalist in the Extend Firefox contest. Yesterday the winners were announced and I am delighted to say that Web Developer won a grand prize in the “Best Upgraded Extension” category.
My prize for winning is an Alienware Aurora 7500 Firefox Edition PC and a Firefox prize pack including a t-shirt, cap, and laptop bag. It was...
February 2006
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Mozilla Update
This weekend the Web Developer extension reached 1,000,000 downloads on Mozilla Update.
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Extend Firefox
The Web Developer extension is a finalist in the Extend Firefox contest. The winners will be announced in mid-February and I am up against some stiff competition including IE Tab and Adblock. Wish me luck!
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Web Developer 1.0.2
Version 1.0.2 of the Web Developer extension has been released. This is a patch release containing a few minor bug fixes.
January 2006
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Web Developer 1.0.1
Version 1.0.1 of the Web Developer extension has been released. This is a patch release containing a few minor bug fixes.
The localized build has also now been updated to the latest version. If you have already installed version 1.0 there should be no issues upgrading, but otherwise it is recommended to uninstall the previous version before upgrading.
Update: A couple of bugs have been...
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Best Seats Ever
For Christmas I bought my friend Alex tickets to see the Los Angeles Lakers play basketball against the Golden State Warriors. However, instead of going with regular priced seats, I decided to splash out and bought tickets just a few rows back in the lower tier from StubHub. The game was this Saturday and it was awesome!
We were sat directly behind the sports reporters next to one of the...
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Web Developer 1.0
A year in the making, I am pleased to finally announce the 1.0 release of the Web Developer extension. This release contains a huge number of new features and bug fixes.
Some new features to look out for are:
Display Element Information
Display Ruler
Edit HTML
View Document Size
Other notable new features are support for opening the current page in another application through the...
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.8
Version 0.6.8 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. This is a minor update containing bug fixes and code optimizations.
October 2005
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Web Developer Beta 0.9.9
Web Developer Beta 0.9.9—a preview release of the next version of the Web Developer extension—is now publicly available. This release is for testing purposes only—for a fully supported version of the extension or localized builds please see the latest official release.
Note: If you are upgrading from a previous version it is strongly recommended that you uninstall the extension and restart the...
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Does Web Developer Have Too Many Features?
I have read a few posts online recently that started to make wonder if the Web Developer extension has too many features and that this feature overload is reducing the usability of the extension.
What Started Me Wondering
First, Garrett Dimon posted Be Careful What You Wish For in which he says:
Knee jerk feature addition involves little to no deeper understanding and can be very harmful to...
September 2005
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Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery then I am honored by the beta release of the Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar. While the AEVITA Web Inspector was a blatant rip-off, the IE Developer Toolbar, although clearly inspired by the Web Developer extension, is a separate and potentially useful tool.
The structure of the menus resembles the Web Developer extension with...
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Web Developer 0.9.4
Version 0.9.4 of the Web Developer extension has been released. This release is purely to make the extension compatible with Firefox 1.5 Beta.
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.7
Version 0.6.7 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. This release adds Netscape support and some code optimization as well as being compatible with Firefox 1.5 Beta.
Note: The Netscape support was not working and I am not really sure why, so I have removed it for now and will look to add the support back in for a future release.
Update: The localized version was not working...
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Firefox 1.5 Beta Compatibility
This is really just a placeholder post for now as I am starting to receive emails and forum posts asking about Firefox 1.5 Beta compatibility for the User Agent Switcher and Web Developer extensions.
Update: The User Agent Switcher and Web Developer extensions are both now compatible with Firefox 1.5 Beta.
My usual stand is that I do not support nightly, alpha or beta builds for either...
August 2005
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Web Developer Rip-Off
Someone sent me an email the other day with a link to the AEVITA Web Inspector. Web Inspector is described as “an add-on component for your Internet Explorer browser…for testing and optimizing HTML pages without complexity”. It sounds like an equivalent to the Web Developer extension only for Internet Explorer instead of Firefox, but a quick glance at it’s home page reveals it is more of a rip-off...
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Web Developer Alpha
Today I released an alpha version of the next release of the Web Developer extension to a select group of individuals to get their initial thoughts and bug reports.
Note: Before the comments and emails start coming in requesting to be a part of the alpha release—I am sorry, but I will not be releasing the alpha to any other people.
This alpha release contains most of the core functionality...
May 2005
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.6
Version 0.6.6 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. This is a patch release that fixes a bug where user agents containing backslashes did not work.
April 2005
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Mozilla Update Relaunched
Mozilla Update finally relaunched this weekend and the Developers Control Panel was turned on as part of this release.
This allows me to administrate my extensions and make sure that the information is current, so I have uploaded the latest versions of both the User Agent Switcher and Web Developer extensions. These updates still go into a moderation queue before appearing on the site, but...
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.5
Version 0.6.5 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. This release adds import and export support for the list of user agents and fixes a bug where user agents containing apostrophes did not work.
March 2005
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.4
Version 0.6.4 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. This is a minor release that adds a help menu and fixes a couple of small bugs.
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Designed For Good, Used For Evil
I started noticing recently a few web sites in my referrer logs that mentioned Surf Junky. I had no idea what Surf Junky was so I opened the sites to see what they were talking about and why they were linking to chrispederick.com. It turns out that Surf Junky is a service that pays you to surf the web. It works by popping up advertisements every 30 seconds and you can earn up to 75 cents an...
February 2005
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Going To The Big House
Sam came over to my desk on Thursday with the December issue of Software Development magazine and said I should read the article at the back of the magazine.
I soon noticed my name in the article as the author stated “I often use Web Developer, a Mozilla Firefox extension written by Chris Pederick”. Very cool, I thought, but Sam said I should keep reading. The article continued:
It’s a handy...
January 2005
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Web Developer 0.9.3
I have just released version 0.9.3 of the Web Developer extension. There are a number of fixes—listed in the history—as well as the addition of the same support for update notifications that was added to the last release of the User Agent Switcher extension.
I now plan on working on the 1.0 release and I will be updating the to-do list as I make progress.
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User Agent Switcher 0.6.3
Version 0.6.3 of the User Agent Switcher extension has been released. The full history is available, but the two main changes in this release are the hiding of the option to automatically reset the user agent when the browser closes and the addition of support for update notifications.
The reset option has been hidden because too many people were disabling it without reading the FAQ and...
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Extension Patches
I have released new versions of both the User Agent Switcher and Web Developer extensions.
User Agent Switcher 0.6.2 fixes a bug where the menu was not checked when the vendor or vendor sub settings were overwritten with the default values.
Web Developer 0.9.2 contains a number of bug fixes including those from the unannounced 0.9.1 release—the history lists all the changes. This release fixes...
November 2004
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Web Developer 0.9
A new version of the Web Developer extension has just been released. This is the biggest release yet and contains many new features.
As with the recent User Agent Switcher release I will also be creating a localized version containing multiple languages. I had localizations for the previous version, but there were too many changes in this new release to still use these so if you have new or...