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<title>&brandShortName; Tools and Development</title>
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<h1 id="web_development_tools">Web Development Tools</h1>
<p>For web developers, &brandShortName; provides several tools to aid in
developing and debugging <a href="glossary.xhtml#web_application">web
applications</a>. Some of these are optional installs. To access these
tools, open the Tools menu and choose Web Development.</p>
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<li id="js_console">
<strong>Error Console</strong>: a console window that reports problems
with <a href="glossary.xhtml#javascript">JavaScript</a> and CSS code in
web applications and the &brandShortName; application itself. By default,
CSS parsing errors and JavaScript errors are displayed. The console can
also be used to display logged messages from <a href="glossary.xhtml#xul">
XUL</a> and JavaScript code.
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<strong>DOM Inspector</strong>: a tool that can be
used to inspect and edit the DOM of any web document or XUL
application.
<p>Online resources:</p>
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<li><a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Add-ons/DOM_Inspector">DOM
Inspector</a>(developer.mozilla.org)</li>
<li>Creating Applications with Mozilla - Appendix B3:
<a href="http://books.mozdev.org/html/mozilla-app-b-sect-3.html">The
DOM Inspector</a></li>
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<strong>Developer Tools</strong>: &brandShortName; includes a set of
developer tools that can be docked to the bottom of a browser window or
used in a separate window. The <strong>Toggle Tools</strong> command in
the Web Development menu can be used to open and close the Developer Tools.
The Developer Tools are shared with Firefox. To learn more about the
Developer Tools, visit the <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Tools">
Firefox Developer Tools site</a>.
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<strong>WebIDE</strong>: &brandShortName; includes Developer Tools WebIDE,
which can be used to debug other web sites or Gecko-based applications
running on the same computer, or on another device (such as a smartphone)
through a USB or network connection. To learn more, visit the
<a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Tools/Remote_Debugging">Remote
Debugging</a> page at MDN. Note that you may not be able to debug
applications that are newer than the included version of WebIDE.
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