UI improvement suggestion for firefox developer tools console.

[fonzane]

Hi, I have an improvement suggestion for the console in the developer tools. It essentially concerns a huge block of unused space that I regularly find when debugging applications (see attachment).

Making the block with the console output broader and make it use that free space will in my opinion result in a greater DX, since I can see more data at first glance.

Thanks for your attention. And thanks for all the love and work you put into developing firefox (and other products).

Kind regards

fonzane

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[Jon]

Thanks for submitting an idea to the Mozilla Connect community! Your idea is now open to votes (aka kudos) and comments.

[Honza]

Hi Fonzane, thank you for reaching out!

This is known issue and it's reported here:

Bug 1473949 - Non-optimal screen space usage in console due to location message

You might CC yourself on the bug to monitor the progress.

Cheers,

Hoonza

[fonzane]

Hi Honza,

thanks for pointing this out. This issue has already been reported 5 years ago, wow. I truly wonder why this hasn't been fixed (or improved). I find this sad, as I really like what I know about mozilla and wish them (or you) to be able to provide optimal products.

On the other hand, the bug report is not very sensitive and more pressure never leads to better outcomes (the contrary).

Maybe I can even help fix this issue, haha.

Have a great day and thanks again for the hint.