Firebug 1.4.2 Download
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IE has a web developer toolbar:
Internet Explorer Developer Toolbar: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e59c3964-672d-4511-bb3e-2d5e1db91038&displaylang=en
Also...
DebugBar V5.4.1 is an Internet Explorer plug-in that brings you new powerful features : : http://www.debugbar.com/?langage=en
11 Best Web Developer tools for Firefox and Internet Explorer: http://amiworks.co.in/talk/11-best-web-developer-tools-for-firefox-and-internet-explorer/
Until IE 9 comes out, you do need to correct the idiosyncrasies of IE with the use of conditional statments.
Conditional Statements: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms537512.aspx
IE Exposed: http://www.positioniseverything.net/explorer.html
Ron
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I believe you are confused about the functionality of Firebug.
Firebug allows you to debug, monitor, and edit CSS, JavaScript, and HTML on a web page. It allows you to inspect the Document Object Model, monitor network activity, find errors in pages, find redirects in pages, execute JavaScript on a page, etc.
It is far more useful than a simple notepad.
you cannot : P