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Tim Streater wrote:
> In article <jvp4e6$ku5$1@dont-email.me>,
> Gregor Kofler <usenet@gregorkofler.com> wrote:
>
>> Am 2012-08-06 20:01, Robert Baer meinte:
>> > Gregor Kofler wrote:
>> >> Am 2012-08-06 10:44, Robert Baer meinte:
>> >>> Gregor Kofler wrote:
>> >>>> Am 2012-08-06 06:56, Robert Baer meinte:
>> >>>>> Robert Baer wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>> So, if i interpret your answer correctly, those IF..ENDIF
>> statements
>> >>>>>> are
>> >>>>>> NOT javascript.
>> >>>>>> May i then correctly assume that they are HTML?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Neither (well, sort of the latter). They are "conditional
>> comments"[1].
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> Could not find any active NG covering HTML..suggestions?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Did (or how did) you search?
>> >>>>
>> >>>> How about
>> >>>>
>> >>>> comp.infosystems.www.authoring.html
>> >>> * Here we go again; nomenclature. Would never have thought about
>> >>> "authoring".
>> >>
>> >> "html" should suffice. I use Thunderbird as newsreader and when
>> >> subscribing to newsgroups I can just search for "html" or
>> "javascript" -
>> >> no need to know the precise name of a newsgroup.
>> >>
>> >>> However,using the baby bird (goo-gull) i found Firebug which LOOKS
>> >>> like it would do what i want.
>> >>> BUT.
>> >>> Cannot follow the damn directions as there is NO grey firebug to
>> >>> click on.
>> >>> Have no clue as to if it actually installed, etc.
>> >>> So, at this point it is totally useless.
>> >>> Useful comments?
>> >>
>> >> Dunno. Is Firebug listet under your installed extensions? Have you
>> >> restarted FF? Firebug has been working here for years without any
>> >> problems. Hit F12 this should also trigger Firebug. Or use
>> >> Chrome/Chromium and use the developer tools there - they do a similar
>> >> (and in rare occassions better) job as Firebug.
>> >>
>> >> Gregor
>> > OK; the "tricks" of restart and F12 worked.
>> > BUT.
>> > Absolutely zero instructions or help.
>> > I would like to step thru the code and then see what the result is.
>> > I noticed that one can have two windows: the site being debugged, and
>> > the control window; making it handy to do exactly what i would like
>> to do.
>> > Firebug site is not exactly helpful to say the least; but for free,
>> > what can i expect?
>>
>> I've used Firebug for years now, I can't remember finding it
>> particularly difficult to get grips with it.
>>
>> Browsing through
>> https://getfirebug.com/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
>>
>> should give you more than sufficient help.
>>
>> For a start
>>
>> - activate the script tab
>> - reload page
>> - locate the script in question from the dropdown
>> - find code you want to debug
>
> He doesn't *have* any code. He appears to be largely clueless.
>
   The code is on my website, and that is where i must check out WTF is 
happening and try, in my abysmal ignorance, figure out what is causing 
one or more problems.
   So, keeping that in mind, a) incorrect - have code; b) correct.

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