"Reload to activate window console" in Firebug

This friendly little message's intended meaning seems to be pretty clear.

The DOM was loaded before you started Firebug, so reload the page and all will be well.

But, several times I have become frustrated to no end with this message, scouring the web for all possible double meanings. It seems a lot of people have strong opinions about this message, so I'll offer one little piece of advice.

Try enabling javascript

As web designers, we all must test our sites with javascript disabled, and invariably, we'll forget to turn it back on.

In this case, Firebug will give the no-longer-so-friendly message, "Reload to activate window console" Maybe it's a bug, or maybe it just can't really be detected by Firebug, but at any rate, I hope this helps.

I know it'll help me the next time I forget to re-enable javascript.