I want to write a browser (Chrome/FF) extension that needs to select an element on a web page. I would like it to behave like Firebug\'s element inspector does. You click
Here is a library that written in pure javascript as an alternative.
TheRoom JS: https://github.com/hsynlms/theroomjs
// theroom information template for target element
var template="";
template += "";
template += " <\/span>";
template += " <\/span>";
template += " <\/span>";
template += "<\/div>";
template += "";
template += "