Why can't I save CSS changes in FireBug?

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Published on 2008-10-02T14:36:48Z Indexed on 2010/05/25 1:11 UTC
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FireBug is the most convenient tool I've found for editing CSS - so why isn't there a simple "Save" option?

I am always finding myself making tweaks in FireBug, then going back to my original .css file and replicating the tweaks.

Has anyone come up with a better solution?

EDIT: I'm aware the code is stored on a server (in most cases not my own), but I use it when building my own websites.

Firebug's just using the .css file FireFox downloaded from the server, it knows precisely what lines in which files its editing, I can't see why there's not an "Export" or "Save" option which allows you to store the new .css file. (Which I could then replace the remote one with). I have tried looking in temporary locations, and choosing file->save and experimenting with the output options on FireFox, but I still haven't found a way.

Here's hoping someone has a nice solution...

EDIT 2: The Official Group has a lot of questions, but no answers.

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