Thursday, June 12, 2008

Firefox add-ons

There are 3 Firefox add-ons I use daily. Together, they save me a lot of time during web development. I don't know how I ever lived without them.
  1. Firesizer
    • Lets you change your browser size to 800x600, 1024x768, etc.
    • Lets you create your own custom sizes
    • Always shows you the current dimensions of your browser
  2. IE Tab
    • Lets you view pages using an IE browser right inside Firefox.
    • This not only lets me stay in Firefox all day, but also lets me instantly switch browsers to see how a page looks in one or the other.
    • You can even run active-x controls when viewing in IE mode.
  3. Firebug
    • This one should just be called 'awesome'.
    • Lets you debug code, add, modify, or delete page elements while you're looking at the page
    • Lets you hover over any part of the page and see the elements and style hierarchy
    • I'll say it again: This one should just be called 'awesome'.
Firebug has been the most useful, but the other two are still awesome!

1 comments:

Adron said...

These are the be all end all of awesome browser plug ins! In all seriousness, I can't imagine web development without them anymore.