Reviews for Web Developer
Web Developer by chrispederick
472 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by interlist, 6 years ago(Aside- Not so intuitive that I have to click on the stars to make a comment)
So, the automatic updating I just did of Firefox (circa 2017-11) seems to give me a version of Web Developer that's quite different...
I don't seem to have the right-click content menu anymore.
And even more critically, there doesn't seem to be a "Save Generated Source" feature anymore.
Is that true?
If not, then could someone please tell me how to find it.
And if true, then might I inquire if there are any plans to re-implement this useful feature?
Thanks.
[Update - I see that this new version of Firefox is a complete bomb wrt Web Developer, and that others have noted the disappearance of "Save Generated Source" (+ a lot more). I think the instructions for downloading the old version + extension is very useful. I wish Firefox would provide an automatic roll-back for this sort of stuff. I've actually almost switched to Chrome due to the "downgrade" performance of the Firefox "upgrades". The philosophy seems to fundamentally disregard backwards compatibility - and must be a constant hardship to extension writers
PS- I hate (not a lot, just a little) the new Firefox icon. Change just for change's sake?] - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13520225, 6 years agoChris,
Thank you so much for working on this extension!
Live was so hard without it, when it wasn't working with FF 57 - I am the only one in my dev team to use FF for website development - everyone else are on Chrome here. I'm using your extension on daily bases since 2009 - such a handy tool! The new version is working like a charm - so snappy quick and colorful. I can't express how happy I am to see it back in my browser! Once again, thank you, thank you, one hundred times thank you!
Dan - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13519679, 6 years agoThe 5 stars is for the developer thank you so much for such an amazing contribution. I love and used this plugin everyday.
Now as for firefox....SHAME ON YOU!!!! Removing the ability for people to have these addons as toolbars was the biggest mistake you could have made. We should have full control over the tools we use and how we want to display them. I dont see why this was changed when it was preferred and used and at the end of the day NO ONE else is forced to have our individual setup. Taking away this features ability to be displayed as a toolbar and easily accessed has actually made me switch to using the GOOGLE CHROMEs browser as I am able to lay my developer toolbar out there as it should be. Start listening to your users please especially the people who use these great addons to make the internet an even greater place. I am so upset you ruined this addon I may even have to abandon the browser all together. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13512793, 6 years ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by bilou83, 6 years agoI do not know how to answer your post!
merci de votre aide
Dommage !
votre module était plus pratique, on avait l’adresse de la feuille de style et les style attachés c'etait simple et efficace...
On fera avec !
merci
Pity !
your module was more convenient, we had the address of the style sheet and the style attached it was simple and effective ...
We will do with!
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hello
déçu de cette nlle version, pas de francais, et l'option "voir les css d un élément en particulier" (ou quelque chose de ce genre !) à disparue...
merci tout de même au développeur.
Peut -être dans la prochaine version !?
Hello
disappointed with this version, no French, and the option "see the css of a particular element" (or something like that!) to disappeared ...
EDIT
thank you all the same to the developer.
Maybe in the next version!?
par chrispederick (développeur) le nov. 22, 2017 · lien permanent
Firefox 57 changed the way extension localization works so I need to rewrite that functionality, but I hope to add it back in with the help of translators in a future release.
The ‘Display Style Information’ feature had to be removed as Firefox removed the APIs that it was using. The best replacement for this feature is the CSS inspector built into the browser developer tools:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Page_Inspector/How_to/Examine_and_edit_CSS
====================================================================================== - Rated 3 out of 5by Yefim Vedernikoff, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Sealex83, 6 years agoThank you Chris, already it's super nice to have answered, it's rare enough to be mentioned.
I use this extension since it exists, and that's really what you do.
I will wait impatiently for the version with the French translation. Apologies for being impatient. ;) - Rated 4 out of 5by Sebastien Billard, 6 years agoI have used this extension for years, daily. Unfortunately the post-Quantum version is a big deception : first it is not a toolbar anymore, and second the possibility to instantly turn off javascript has been removed. I realize this is a Firefox problem and not the developer's fault, but I have lost a great tool :(
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13508069, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13495833, 6 years agoI later read that the fault is from Firefox. So it still remains a 5 stars toolbar for me, so... HEY FIREFOX LET THE TOOLBARS BE TOOLBAR AS BEFORE!!
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13498310, 6 years agoHi,
I have turned off cache and dns cache using previous version of Web Developer. Now cache is still suppressed, but I have no control to enable it again. Can You help please?Developer response
posted 6 years agoYou can downgrade to Firefox 56 and reinstall the 1.2.13 version of Web Developer from here to change any of the old built-in browser settings:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/web-developer/versions/
Or you can use about:config to reset the browser.cache.disk.enable, browser.cache.memory.enable and network.dnsCacheExpiration preferences:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
Or you can create a new profile, but that will remove all your settings including bookmarks etc:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles - Rated 3 out of 5by Firefox user 13498210, 6 years ago2 things.
First,
I use the function enable form fields but it no longer enables them as the website they are in frames, I need to open that individual frame and then click on enable form fields. In older version it work perfectly without opening individual frame
2nd thing
Has the shortcuts been removed? the website I deal with reloads after I enter data in certain boxes, so I used the enable form fields shortcut to enable it .
Please work a fix for the above
Thanks,Developer response
posted 6 years agoI'll look into the 'Enable Form Fields' issue and I have had a few reports of issues with frames so it seems most likely related to that general problem.
The way keyboard shortcuts used to work has been removed from Firefox so I had to remove them from the extension. I am hoping to find a work around and reintroduce them in a future release if Firefox still provides the APIs that I need. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13495240, 6 years agoAnd where is the web developer toolbar now? A button somewhere on the side of the panel with a drop-down menu is not at all convenient. You need to do a lot of mouse clicks before you get the result
Developer response
posted 6 years agoThe new version of Firefox no longer allows extensions to create toolbars and there is nothing I can do to work around this restriction on my end, sorry. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13491444, 6 years ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Andrei G. Pastushenko, 6 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by John Lightsey, 6 years agoI've used and recommended this addon for many years. Unfortunately the new 2.0 version of the Web Developer addon has lost all of the functionality that made it relevant for me:
- quick access to the proxy settings
- control over the browser cache
- ability to disable javascript entirely
- controls for changing the useragent
I'm guessing it's just not possible to support that sort of functionality inside the new webextension addon framework. Hopefully some other tool that fills these needs will become available.
Thanks for all your efforts over the years building this excellent tool.Developer response
posted 6 years agoYup, adjusting proxy settings and disabling JavaScript are not possible with a WebExtension which is why those features had to be removed. There is the possibility that I may be able to add some basic cache features back in a future release, but they will be probably be somewhat limited given the lack of APIs I now have available.
Controlling the user agent was actually part of my other extension User Agent Switcher which I do hope to update as a WebExtension. However, this requires rewriting it entirely from scratch so I am not sure when I will have the time to do that honestly. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13486734, 6 years agoCon gran pesar veo como una de las mejores extensiones para firefox de todos los tiempos se ha transformado en una parodia de sí misma.
Cuando en Firefox llegan a la conclusión de que el 40% de los usuarios no usa extensiones, seguramente no han tenido en cuenta el gran uso que se les da a móviles y tabletas.
Además los que formamos parte de ese 60% creo que nos merecemos algo más.
Espero que el desarrollador pueda solventar las restricciones y pronto podamos ver un add-on como en sus viejos tiempos.
With great regret I see how one of the best extensions to firefox of all time has become a parody of itself.
When in Firefox they reach the conclusion that 40% of users do not use extensions, surely they have not taken into account the great use that is given to mobile phones and tablets. Besides, those of us who are part of that 60% believe that we deserve something more. I hope the developer can solve the restrictions and soon we can see an add-on like in his old days.Developer response
posted 6 years agoAll of the changes in the extension were required by Firefox as they have switched to a new system for extensions. There is nothing I can do on my end to work around this unfortunately. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13486687, 6 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 6534144, 6 years agoWith this version of the WebDeveloper you need many more clicks to get to the desired options. I want a full bar like in version 1.2.
The current version is designed to be childish.
WARNING: The new version kill's my bar who i have searchfield, https, adblock and other symbols. (Firefox ESR 52.4. - 52.5) I Use the Classic Shell addon.
I've now moved back to the older version, which I like version 1.2Developer response
posted 6 years agoThe new version of Firefox no longer allows extensions to create toolbars so there is nothing I can do on my end to support this. - Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13482739, 6 years agoThanks for your job and the uptade with firerox quantum
- Rated 4 out of 5by MakssI&GD, 6 years agoI miss the special toolbar. Version 2 only has only this small dropdown menu which needs more mouse clicks. With the old permanent toolbar I would give 5 stars.
Developer response
posted 6 years agoThe new version of Firefox no longer allows extensions to create toolbars so there is nothing I can do on my end to support this. - Rated 4 out of 5by Firefox user 13482532, 6 years agoI understand the old one will not work under the new version. That's not nice but you can't help it.
I found the little block in the top right of firefox. I will need to find out how it works. Perhaps itś possibe to show what every part is when hovering over it?Developer response
posted 6 years agoFirefox completely changed the way extensions must now work and the old version will no longer which is why I was forced to change everything. Unfortunately there is nothing I can do on my end to change this. - Rated 4 out of 5by Marc-Antoine Carrier, 6 years agoHi there!
I'm a web developer. been doing this for 20 years now. your plugin has made my work much easier.
Just updated to Quantum to realize my developer toolbar has disappeared. I'm looking around to find a way to get it back. Is there one?
Thanks for your time and keep up the good work!Developer response
posted 6 years agoThe new version of Firefox no longer allows extensions to create toolbars so Web Developer now has to be activated by clicking on the cog icon in the toolbar (you may need to customize the toolbar to add the icon):
http://share.chrispederick.com/0m9i2C/5mgo99rf