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Console - Web Element selector does not bring back up the console after selecting an element on web page

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zisheng0101
zisheng0101

I'm new to Firefox, usually in other browser, like Chrome and Edge, when I use the selector to choose element and click on it, it will bring back the console but it doesn't seems to happen in Firefox. ( I'm using separate window for the console )

I'm new to Firefox, usually in other browser, like Chrome and Edge, when I use the selector to choose element and click on it, it will bring back the console but it doesn't seems to happen in Firefox. ( I'm using separate window for the console )
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Terry
Terry

Right-click the element and choose 'Inspect'.

cor-el
cor-el
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When this button is active then it should be highlighted and not grayed.