What is FlashFirebug?
FlashFirebug is a Firefox extension that allows developers to debug AS3 flash files on the web. The main purpose of FlashFirebug is to make Flash debugging as easy as HTML and javascript debugging with an interface derived from Firebug and familiar to developers. This will fill in the shortcoming of Flash debugging which is not available in Firebug. With this extension, Firebug will cover the needs of all web developers.
Since FlashFirebug 1.0, this extension has set itself as the #1 downloaded extension for Flash debugging. With FlashFirebug 3.0, we have considerably improved performance, fixed many bugs and added many new features that will make this extension a must-have for any Flash developer.
How to Use
FlashFirebug requires Firebug Extension and Flash Player content debugger 10 or higher (for Netscape-compatible browsers).
- After installing Flashfirebug and it's requirments , in the Firefox status bar (along the bottom of the window). Click on the Bug to start. Firebug will open in the bottom of your web page.
- FlashFirebug is installed as a new Firebug panel called Flash , you should see it with the main firebug tabs.
Working on Windows, Mac, Linux
This extension was tested on Windows, MAC and Linux so you can use it from the comfort of your preferred OS.
Developers and Contributors
Itamt, http://www.itamt.com
Ashraf Amayreh, http://www.o-minds.com
Special Thanks
We would like to thank the following people for their useful articles and notes which have helped us while developing this extension:
Firebug Tutorials by Jan Odvarko, http://www.softwareishard.com/blog/category/firebug-tutorial/
FlashPreloadProfiler by Jean-Philippe Auclair, http://jpauclair.net/flashpreloadprofiler/
Transform Tool by Senocular, http://www.senocular.com/?entry=799
CharacterEntity by Jon Williams, http://karoshiethos.com/2009/02/19/actionscript-xml..
