I guess the number of developers using Firefox but not using Firebug solely because it's not installed is very low. And the extra effort and potential impact on non-developers would be a distraction. But in any case you're talking to the wrong folks here, we don't assemble and distribute Firefox.
jjb On Mar 25, 10:28 pm, Ben Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > I think with respect to being part of the default install, they're not > playing catchup any more (although I agree that they're playing > catchup in terms of features and usability). Unfortunately your point > about shipping the debugger with the browser otherwise no-one will use > it applies to firefox/firebug as equally as it does others. > > - Ben > > On Mar 26, 1:43 pm, johnjbarton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > IE8 and Safari are playing catch up, so I guess the have to ship the > > debugger with their browser. Otherwise no one would use their > > debugger. > > > jjb > > > On Mar 25, 6:03 pm, Ben Williams <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Can anyone tell me why Firebug isn't part of Firefox's core > > > installation? > > > > It does seem like an area that Firefox is genuinely falling behind. > > > IE8 has their debugger as (as far as I know) a non-optional part of > > > the browser now. Safari 4 beta has similar tools in their default > > > install (thought it's not out of beta yet). I believe Chrome has > > > similar tools as well in their default install. > > > > Yet Firefox relies on a third-party extension? > > > > I consider firebug to be a completely essential part of the firefox > > > experience, and in my opinion, making firefox so developer-friendly > > > has been a decent factor in its current popularity. > > > > Yet it ships without web debugging tools? > > > > It just seems funny to me. > > > > Maybe the move to version numbers that match firefox (http:// > > > blog.getfirebug.com/?p=109) is a start in this direction. > > > > - Ben --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Firebug" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/firebug?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
