Earlier quoted context omitted.
I made my first contribution to Firefox the other day... I downloaded the source on a whim, realised I could build and run it - so went to the bug tracker. There was a bug with the box model editor that if the labels were long (such as "auto") then they would overlap the borders. I made it so long labels will rotate 90 degrees (try it out, change the outside margin to "auto"). I'm pretty stoked that some code I wrote…
Same. Credit to the team for great support and follow-ups. Some starting points for those who wants to contribute: * Quick start for devtools developers: https://wiki.mozilla.org/DevTools/Hacking * More general info: http://codefirefox.com/ * bugs/tasks flagged as "mentored" is a good way to introduce your self to the code. Devtools mentored tasks: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/buglist.cgi?j_top=OR&f1=compone... /Cont…
See also the Get Involved page for devtools: https://wiki.mozilla.org/DevTools/GetInvolved