Javascript Scratchpad In Firefox

I am currently taking some of the jquery and javascript lessons from net tut+ and codeyear. If you're codeyear or codecademy member and taking javascript lesson to learn web programming. I think having a javascript test console is necessary. I know that some users prefer php designer, notepad++ and other IDE but scratchpad is dedicated and handy tool.

I was in search of the offline tool to test the javascript inside the browser. I know there are web dev extensions for opera, chrome and firefox too. But in case of scratchpad you don't have to download any of these extensions. It works just fine and it also saves time for the switching between the tabs and checking on browser.

Just to let you know i am using firefox 10 and it is working for me. If you're using any old version of the firefox then I am afraid it may not work for you as expected.

Also I have not tested any external JS by linking on this scratch pad so no idea how that works. Just have to experiment more to get those results. I am going to test adding javascript file externally and using it in this scratchpad.

Anyway here is the path where you can find scratchpad.

Tools > Web developer > Scratchpad.

You can also use SHIFT +F4 to access this scratchpad. Hope this helps to those who are seeking an offline javascript console tester.

I don't do much work in javascript, as of now, but I remember that once I had to test something and I used the console in the firebug tool. It was quite easy to use and had some decent features associated with it. So I guess, you should give it a try

Yes. Firebug and Web developer add-on works too. I just found out this method without downloading add-on, which is handy. Considering those who spend a lot of time offline at school or college. I think it is handy for those guys. I know that becuase I had no connection to access during my lab sessions and today most of the labs do allow looking up to internet for the answers.There are many add-ons and features in case of chrome and opera but I am using firefox and most obvious one was this. I am going to checkout firebug and web developer console too. It's just that scratchpad is letting me do the hardwork much quickly compared to firebugs console. Also I can type whole program into scratchpad and execute it, which is cool.