Never heard about it and now Google launches a new browser !

So, what's new in this browser ? Some good things, actually :

• the omnibox : it's the merge of the search box and the address box in one box where you can type what you want to search or where you want to go. All the things you will type will be parsed and sent to Google Suggestions and the possible answers are suggested under the box.

• a task manager : it allows you to manage the different processes launched by your browser and easily kill it if you got some troubles with one of it.

• a javascript tool : to debug javascript. This the first browser to implement the JavaScript V8 engine which is faster and ready to support Web 2.0 application as Flicker or Facebook.

• a source editor : with line numbers, coloration on search and position of the items found in the scroll bar.

• Some humour on errors ?!?

Not a real revolution but a commercial product based on the Chrome Engine of the Mozilla platform and WebKit, the engine of Safari which exploits all your data and sell it to third partners.

Even if Google tries to impose is new product, the reaction of experts are very interesting concerning the security and the data stored and sent (fr) or the real performance of this new browser.

In my opinion, I'm not sure that a new interface is required for Firefox and that you really need to increase the chances of being bothered by companies which would like to sell you something ? However, if you install this browser, make sure to understand that all the content may be exploited freely by Google without any restrictions....

And I finally finished it, the new version is better, smaller, faster, stronger ?

Here are some screenshot of what it can do.

Some informations :

• Click on the link to install the extension
• To use it, you can click on the small icon on the bottom right corner, make CTRL+SHIFT+E combination or open the related sidebar in Firefox. Then just press Scan when you are on a page with debug inside.
• Due to the differences between Firefox 2 and 3, it won't be updated fore Firefox 2. (And also because I'm lazy).
• If there's no debug on the page, nothing happens.
• If you got some trouble, you can mail me or just leave a message here.

You can download it on the official extension page on addons.mozilla.org. Please for this extension and leave a comment so it can be supported by the Mozilla Foundation.

Or you can download it here.

To install it, just click on it, Firefox will install it.

After a fruitful conversation with Nicolas Pastorino, he said me that he was waiting the new version of eZDebug. I was focusing on other extension so I completely forgot that. So, I've started the development of the version 1.0 fore Firefox3, in six monthes dev tools have evolved (happily for me) and it will be easier to test and develop. I will make the following arrangements :

• It won't be in a new window but in the sidebar or in a new tab (like the magic CTRL+MAJ+C).
• It won't be necessary to hack the kernel --> So it can be used for any eZ instance.
• It will be possible to filter by category or by typing something.
• A clear "debug button" will allow to hide the debug in the internet page.

If you got some remarks or suggestions on this, just leave a comment.

Here's the first release of eZDebug.

The functionnalities of this extension are to browse dynamically the debug of eZ publish. When you are developping you can have a lot of issues in one template and loose time seeking where is the problem. Of course, you will look at the debug but if there's a lot information, you won't be able to find it quickly.
So you can do it clicking on the right corner of Firefox or doing a CTRL + SHIFT + Q.

Another interesting functionnality is that you can flush the page, cleaning the debug. You just have to click on the clean checkbox and then the Go button.

You can also filter on the type of debug message you are seeking.
The next step it to do the same for the attribute(show) operator. It already works for a attribute(show,1), but I except some problems to create several levels in the tree.

Download available here :

http://ez.no/developer/contribs/3rd_party/firefox_ez_debug_extension