I guess you mean "all three panels", Firebug-speak for the things you
see labeled with tabs like Console, Script, Net.

Watch expressions require either the command line (which requires the
Console enabled) or stop on a breakpoint.

jjb

On Apr 23, 10:43 am, jv bergen <[email protected]> wrote:
> I would just like to say I have just encountered the same problem, I
> click on the new watch expression bar and nothing happens.
>
> bug is reproducible for me if you have all three scripting boxes
> unchecked for local files, then only activate only the middle (script)
> checkbox.. watch expressions don't work. - not sure if this is desired
> effect?
>
> to work around. disable all again. then check all 3 for local files.
>
> On Mar 19, 8:49 pm, johnjbarton <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > In general we try not to be skeptical about bug reports. In my
> > opinion, any problem a user has is a bug.
>
> > On the other hand we know that new watch expressions work and we have
> > a test we run to verify it. So if a user says it fails for them, what
> > should we do?
>
> > Mostly we try to get users to repeat the problem in a controlled way,
> > usually by asking them to use a new firefox profile. Lots of problems
> > get fixed this way.
>
> > We're open to other suggestions on how to reproduce user problems.
> > Short of that we just have to wait for someone like yourself to come
> > along with more information.
>
> > The new watch function requires both the script and console panels to
> > be enabled.  The bug here is that the UI does not tell you this
> > important fact.
>
> > jjb
>
> > On Mar 19, 4:38 pm, Jim R <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > I had this same problem, which the FireBug developers seemed skeptical
> > > about.
>
> > > Anyway, I turned off debugging for the host (in my case, localhost),
> > > using the Script tab dropdown; then I reenabled for localhost, and
> > > this time checked the three checkboxes for Console, Script, and Net.
> > > Then it started working again.
>
> > > On Mar 9, 4:35 pm, boy_named_Goo <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > While at a breakpoint, I can't type an expression into the "New watch
> > > > expression" field.  It just seems like that field is dead.  Clicking
> > > > it doesn't show me a text cursor.
>
> > > > I'm using Firebug 1.3.3 with Firefox 3.0.7 on Windows Vista Ultimate
> > > > 64 bit.  It was working great for me on a prior version of Firefox and
> > > > Firebug, and I used it a lot.
>
> > > > How do I fix it?  Thanks.
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