Hang Firefox 3 on Mac with Firebug

This 2-line web page will hang Firefox 3 with Firebug on a Mac:

<body onload="debugger">
<img src="">

(With Firebug scripting enabled)

This completely hangs the Firefox user-interface, so you can’t access your other tabs. The only thing to do is a Force-Quit. I reported the bug but unfortunately I just don’t have the time and energy to learn how to fix it myself. Hoping somebody out there might have some useful insights.

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2 Responses to “Hang Firefox 3 on Mac with Firebug”

  1. Evod Proko Says:
    April 14, 2009 at 11:38 pm | Reply

    Haha, I’ll use it to bother my mac-lover brother.

  2. Linus Says:
    February 21, 2010 at 1:08 am | Reply

    There is a better alternative, you can use the Webinspector in Safari.

    This is a german page.

    http://www.guerilla-taktik.com/adminstration/apple/firebug-ahnliche-funktion-fur-mac-in-safari/

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