An introduction to the DOM inspector

The DOM inspector is a Mozilla extension that you can access from the Tools -> Web Development menu in Sea Monkey, or by selecting the DOM inspector menu item from the Tools menu in Firefox and Thunderbird or by using Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+I in either application. The DOM inspector is a ‘standalone’ extension; it supports all toolkit applications, and it’s possible to embed it in your own XULRunner app. The DOM inspector can serve as a sanity check to verify the state of the DOM, or it can be used to manipulate the DOM manually, if desired.

When you first start the DOM inspector, you are presented with a two-pane application window that looks a little like the main Mozilla browser. Like the browser, the DOM inspector includes an address bar and some of the same menus. In Sea Monkey, additional global menus are available.