jQuery animations fail without firebug

[jakerella]

With the newer versions of firebug, one must load the console manually in JS code: if (loadFirebugConsole) { loadFirebugConsole(); }

This is usually done at the top of any JS code (after including libraries) so that you can use the console later in the page/app. This line is causing problems with all animations if Firebug is not installed or disabled on the client browser.

I haven't been able to dig into the code yet to see what's going on, but I might try later this week when I have more time.

TO REPRODUCE: -Make sure Firebug is installed and active -Go to: ​http://jkdesign.org/color in Firefox -The first page will work fine, then click on "broken anim" -Only difference is the commented out loadFirebugConsole line

Reproduced on: Firefox 2 AND 3 Firebug 1.3 jQuery 1.2.6 AND 1.3.1 Windows AND Mac

[jakerella]

Sorry, one mistake in the reproduce instructions: "Make sure Firebug is NOT installed or inactive"

[dmethvin]

Repro with jQuery 1.3.2, Firefox 3.0 on Windows XP.

[dmethvin]

Not sure what can be done about this, but it's worth documenting at least.

[Rick Waldron]

The test case link is dead.

[jakerella]

Replying to rwaldron:

The test case link is dead.

Sorry, that server went down a while ago and the test case was lost. Please see the attachment by dmethvin and follow reproduce instructions in original bug description

[snover]

I’m sorry, how is this a jQuery bug? You are trying to access a property that does not exist (loadFirebugConsole) and so, of course, the browser throws a ReferenceError.