The Bottom Line
Web Developer is a Firefox extension which adds a large collection of development tools to your browser. The integrated menu and toolbar contain dozens of useful features for both developers and designers alike.
Pros
- A compendium of helpful development tools become available from within your Firefox browser window.
- Combining this group of tools in one location eliminates the need for several smaller applications.
- The toolbar interface is neat, well organized, and easy to navigate.
- Keyboard shortcuts can be set for common tasks such as validating local HTML and viewing source.
- The extension is fully compatible with Firefox 3.
Cons
- None.
Description
- Web Developer adds a new section to Firefox's Tools menu as well as a comprehensive toolbar.
- Browser and page traits such as cache, JavaScript, META redirects, and proxies can be easily disabled or enabled.
- Style sheets can be viewed, managed, and manipulated via the toolbar's CSS section.
- The Forms menu lets you view all pertinent details, convert POST methods, and enable auto completion, among other functions.
- Web page image details such as dimensions, file size, alt attributes, and full paths can be accessed from the Images section.
- A bevy of information including div order, elements, tab indexes, table depth, and much more can be individually displayed.
- Frames, headings, links, tables, and certain elements can be outlined for code reading, debugging, and editing purposes.
- The Tools section gives you the ability to validate CSS, HTML, links, WAI, and section 508.
- Page source can be viewed in standard form, by generated source, by frames, as well as with an external application.
- The appearance of the toolbar itself can be modified in various ways via the Options menu.
Guide Review - Web Developer
If you're a Web developer, designer, or both, you are probably well aware that the right tools can make all the difference in the world. Chances are you are also very busy and your time is a valuable commodity. Possessing the right items to do the job is a must, but having those items all packaged neatly in one place can be equally important. The Web Developer add-on is an absolute must-have for anyone in this line of work, and can even prove helpful to those just starting out. Each one of the massive amount of features is fairly easy to locate, with organization being one of the add-on's strong points. I highly recommend Web Developer and endorse it as one of my favorite Firefox extensions.
