[Qt-qml] Firebug equivalent tool for QML ?

[Olivier Goffart]

Gregory Schlomoff wrote:
> Hi guys,
> 
> I remember how my DOM / Javascript / CSS skills dramatically improved
> when I discovered the existence of Firebug in Firefox. I was wondering
> if there would be any chance to see a similar tool for QML.
> 
> Basically, something that would enable you to right-click anywere in
> qmlviewer.exe, and see the underlaying document object model, and then
> interactively explore the items and see their properties.
> 
> This would greatly simplify the debugging of qml, as well as help
> developers discover new properties, or understand "what's going on".
> 
> What do you think? Good idea? Feasible? Maybe later?


Qt Creator master branch from git (to become Qt creator 2.2) has already some 
QML Debugging.

It comes with a special version of QML Viewer (called qmlobserver) that has a 
'design' mode, which let you click or double click on items, and it will put 
the cursor in the relevant position in the editor.

It will also draw a frame around the items which are currently selected in the 
editor

And you can put breakpoints in the javascript code in .qml files (or .js 
files) and then debug your javascript as you would debug c++

Another new features includes the fact that it automatically updates the 
changes you make in the editor when you save (without reloading, so all the 
states are kept) to quickly test see cosmetics change.

This is of course all experimental, but if you like bleeding edge, I encourage 
you to try creator master.