Firefox 3: Some Thoughts
I only upgrade software reluctantly because every time I do, the program breaks or loses usability or just finds some way to piss me off. But FF2 is going to stop getting security updates in a few months and nearly all of my add-ons said they were FF3 compatible, so I figured it was time to bite the bullet.
Installing FF3 somehow turned on caret browsing, which I didn't even know you could do in a browser. (See what I mean about programs finding ways to annoy me?) Some fonts are now different but not unreadably so.
Neither Read Easily nor Repagination are compatible, which I knew when I upgraded so okay. Tab Mix Plus 0.3.7 does funky things with my tabs, but 0.3.6 isn't compatible, so that's now disabled. Livejournal Addons can no longer update itself to show if there are any unread items, but the rest of the featues I use seem to work. The biggest annoyance is that Ljlogin can no longer log me in.
I do really like the bookmarks interface, and the new theme I'm using is really growing on me. Also, typing in the Bookmarks drop-down actually brings me to what I type. In FF2, I'd type "g" and it would jump to the folder labeled "jobs/work" rather than "games"; now it goes to "games"! And this makes navigating my bookmarks so much easier, so I am excited about this.
Overall, after using FF3 for a few hours and calming down from how frustrated I was originally, I am mostly pleased with the upgrade, with the exception of Ljlogin being broken. I shall have to poke around and try to fix it. (I haven't mentioned the new address bar because I'm not entirely sure what I think about it yet and need to use it more.)
ETA: Ha! Managed to figure out what was wrong with Ljlogin by poking around the internet.
ETA 2: And the fix for Ljlogin also fixed Livejournal Addons! Sweet.
Installing FF3 somehow turned on caret browsing, which I didn't even know you could do in a browser. (See what I mean about programs finding ways to annoy me?) Some fonts are now different but not unreadably so.
Neither Read Easily nor Repagination are compatible, which I knew when I upgraded so okay. Tab Mix Plus 0.3.7 does funky things with my tabs, but 0.3.6 isn't compatible, so that's now disabled. Livejournal Addons can no longer update itself to show if there are any unread items, but the rest of the featues I use seem to work. The biggest annoyance is that Ljlogin can no longer log me in.
I do really like the bookmarks interface, and the new theme I'm using is really growing on me. Also, typing in the Bookmarks drop-down actually brings me to what I type. In FF2, I'd type "g" and it would jump to the folder labeled "jobs/work" rather than "games"; now it goes to "games"! And this makes navigating my bookmarks so much easier, so I am excited about this.
Overall, after using FF3 for a few hours and calming down from how frustrated I was originally, I am mostly pleased with the upgrade, with the exception of Ljlogin being broken. I shall have to poke around and try to fix it. (I haven't mentioned the new address bar because I'm not entirely sure what I think about it yet and need to use it more.)
ETA: Ha! Managed to figure out what was wrong with Ljlogin by poking around the internet.
ETA 2: And the fix for Ljlogin also fixed Livejournal Addons! Sweet.