With my recent upgrade to FF16 (or maybe it happened with FF15), I discovered that the Web Developer extension no longer includes "Outline current element". This was a great disappointment to me, because I found it the most useful tool in there. It helped me pinpoint all kinds of errors in my HTML, just by seeing that the border didn't go where I expected it to go. Does anybody know *why* this feature was dropped? Was it incredibly complex and unmaintainable under the covers? Is there something similar native to FF that made it a useless feature for an extension? Enquiring minds want to know! -- Michael F. Stemper #include <Standard_Disclaimer> This message contains at least 95% recycled bytes.
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Michael Stemper wrote: >Does anybody know *why* this feature was dropped? > It works by drawing directly on the window. Unfortunately this doesn't work if you are using graphics acceleration, since that draws windows in an incompatible way. -- Warning: May contain traces of nuts.
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In article <f5idnXcrS70iYirNnZ2dnUVZ_qmdnZ2d@mozilla.org>, Neil <neil@parkwaycc.co.uk> writes: >Michael Stemper wrote: [outline current element] >>Does anybody know *why* this feature was dropped? >> >It works by drawing directly on the window. Unfortunately this doesn't >work if you are using graphics acceleration, since that draws windows in >an incompatible way. That's a pity. I found it incredibly valuable. Thanks for the info. -- Michael F. Stemper #include <Standard_Disclaimer> If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made from meat?
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