If you’re a developer or tester, you simply need to get the Firebug add-on. I’ve lost track of the amount of times its helped me but the latest time was testing some Flash content that was developed by a design agency.
The agency used swfObject to do the Flash detection and setting variables and was loading external XML files based on parameters added at loading time.
The 2 things that are completely brilliant are:
- Firebug allows you to see the modified source code of a page – so if you’re using swfObject to embed a Flash movie, you can see if the correct FlashVars are being set
- Firebug allows you to see all HTTP (Net) calls, which enables you to see which XML files are being loaded, and even allows you to view the body of the XML documents.
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