Firebug says “No Javascript on this page”, even though JavaScript does exist on the page

Question

Why does Firebug say there is No Javascript on this page when there are clearly loads of JavaScript on the page. I even reloaded the page several time to make s

Answer 1

EDIT 2017 April

This answer is now outdated and I'm not even testing it anymore because I'm no longer using Firebug (a shame, I loved it years ago in a time it was The tool of trade for web developing).

EDIT 2014 November

The original answer is now more than a year outdated due to firebug evolution. Thanks to @AmadeusDrZaius to keep it on tracks

Answer for outdated firebug versions For anyone still with this problem after updating Firebug. Just click Clear Activation List option inside the Firebug menu.

For those who can't find it, note that "Clear Activation List" shows up in the dropdown from the Firebug icon in the toolbar, but not the Tools > Web Developer > Firebug menu.

I guess due to the bug previous hitting your working page it stays listed as "no activate FB for this site please".