Firefox Add On’s : Firebug, Fireshot, Flagfox


Firebug
by Joe Hewitt, Firebug Working Group

“Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.”

I can’t think of anything more helpful than to have a simple button to click which will open up a well- designed menu with many tools to use in viewing and editing codes. It’s a great learning tool for those of us trying to figure the mysteries of coding as well as working help for designers. An active discussion group is maintained and it is Firefox 3 ready.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1843

Fireshot
by jimm samsung

“Adds the ability to take a screenshot of web page (entire of visible part), edit it, add annotations and upload to server, save (PNG, GIF, JPEG, BMP), copy to clipboard, send to external editor or e-mail it.”

Fireshot is just like taking a snapshot with a little camera and even has that “snap” sound effect, then crop anyhow you like and save, bingo. That’s just the very basic way I most often use it but sometimes I will add notes and email right from the Add-On also. I love how you can include the whole page or just a tiny bit. Firefox 3 ready and detailed information on the author’s page.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648

Flagfox
by Dave G.

“Displays a country flag in the status bar depicting the location of the current website’s server, and provides quick access to detailed location and webserver information.”

Flagfox is a great amusement, although also serves the important function of alerting you when a website is being transmitted from an unexpected location. I suppose if you travel the web in certain circles, that could be the most important function. I have become curious about the number of Canadian based organizations whose websites are hosted in the US, and the reverse, the number of US organizations whose web sites are hosted in Canada! If you click on the flag, you will be connected to a Geotool server that shows a map of where the site is being transmitted from along with a few technical facts about it and its geographical location. It’s a fun way to learn about places!

In fact you can type in an IP address anytime into the Geotool website to get the same information,
http://geotool.servehttp.com.

Look up your own IP address and then put it in Geotool and see what you get!
http://whatismyip.com/

It is Firefox 3 ready and there is a forum.
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5791