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That's a pretty nifty hack. Wish i thought of that before :) Does anyone actually use the new 3D view in Firefox?

by huskyr 14y ago

glenntzke 14y ago
I've played with it but haven't found any great use case (except, now, this). Next time I come across an annoying z-index bug I'll probably bust it out. Anyone who has had the displeasure of build modals on modals (always a good UX) could sympathize.
grayrest 14y ago
I don't use 3D view but I've used Jesse Rudderman's topo bookmarklet[1], which is conceptually very similar, for years. It's more useful in IE so you can see what tag IE is failing to close but it's useful for getting a quick feel for unfamiliar markup when doing Greasmonkey hacks and the like. [1] https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html
freditup 14y ago
I use it once in awhile, mainly to get a quick conceptual idea of how a website is layed out. Is it super useful? Probably not, but I think it's still a cool and somewhat worthwhile feature.
mibbitier 14y ago
Nope. It sums up all that is wrong with Firefox for me. Chrome developer tools are just ridiculously more awesome.
theevocater 14y ago
I find it super useful to get a quick insight into a random page. As I'm still learning a lot about HTML, I can go to a website and see a quick visual breakdown of how the elements are composed together.
mbrubeck 14y ago
I sometimes use it as a quick way to inspect parent elements when they are completely covered up by their children.
chenster 14y ago
I used a few times to figure out why something would work in every browser but IE due to how IE handles event bubble different in DIV hierarchy. 3D view really helped in that regards.
hilko 14y ago
A friend of mine doing UX stuff actually uses it regularly to instantly see the structure of pages. He's doesn't usually touch developer tools generally, and stays away from any CSS or HTML learning intentionally. But he uses this.

That's a pretty nifty hack. Wish i thought of that before :) Does anyone actually use the new 3D view in Firefox?

by huskyr 14y ago

That's a pretty nifty hack. Wish i thought of that before :) Does anyone actually use the new 3D view in Firefox?

I've played with it but haven't found any great use case (except, now, this). Next time I come across an annoying z-index bug I'll probably bust it out. Anyone who has had the displeasure of build modals on modals (always a good UX) could sympathize.

grayrest 14y ago

I don't use 3D view but I've used Jesse Rudderman's topo bookmarklet[1], which is conceptually very similar, for years. It's more useful in IE so you can see what tag IE is failing to close but it's useful for getting a quick feel for unfamiliar markup when doing Greasmonkey hacks and the like. [1] https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html https://www.squarefree.com/bookmarklets/webdevel.html

freditup 14y ago

I use it once in awhile, mainly to get a quick conceptual idea of how a website is layed out. Is it super useful? Probably not, but I think it's still a cool and somewhat worthwhile feature.

mibbitier 14y ago

Nope. It sums up all that is wrong with Firefox for me. Chrome developer tools are just ridiculously more awesome.

theevocater 14y ago

I find it super useful to get a quick insight into a random page. As I'm still learning a lot about HTML, I can go to a website and see a quick visual breakdown of how the elements are composed together.

mbrubeck 14y ago

I sometimes use it as a quick way to inspect parent elements when they are completely covered up by their children.

chenster 14y ago

I used a few times to figure out why something would work in every browser but IE due to how IE handles event bubble different in DIV hierarchy. 3D view really helped in that regards.

hilko 14y ago

A friend of mine doing UX stuff actually uses it regularly to instantly see the structure of pages. He's doesn't usually touch developer tools generally, and stays away from any CSS or HTML learning intentionally. But he uses this.