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Why does editing javascript in Chrome Developer Tools not work?

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I have Google Chrome 13.0.782.220 on my Ubuntu 10.04 LTS (64-bit). I try to edit a JavaScript code from an external JS file in the Chrome Developer Tools Scripts pane by double-clicking on the script area. No matter how fast I click, the only effect is to select a nearby word. Does anybody have an …

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Fix for: Why does editing javascript in Chrome Developer Tools not work?

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Chrome Webkit Inspector does not allow you to live-edit pretty printed Javascript. Click the pretty print button (Looks like ) in the Scripts tab to disable pretty-print mode and edit it. Source: Introduction To Chrome Developer Tools

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