I'm actually testing out Firefox 2.0 now (have it installed in a separate folder, so I can still fall back to 1.5.0.x if necessary) and it's kicking my butt.
Explanation time...
First, let's establish that I love Firefox and have gone as far as installing it on my family's computers and deleting the Internet Explorer icon from their desktop which forces them to use the fox.
Next, I use Firefox with an extensive list of plugins (some pleasure, some for development/debugging). Each time FF comes out with a major upgrade, I cringe because I know half the plugins won't work -- some still haven't worked since 1.0...ah well.
With that out of the way, I was very excited to hear about FF 2.0 and downloaded it so I could play around. As expected, quite a few of my plugins were incompatible, but some essentials were included in the list. Thank goodness for the Nightly Tester Tools plugin which allows me to force plugins to work.
My biggest inconvenience right now is the spellcheck function. I'm very glad to hear it's incorporated, but I enjoyed the interface provided in the spellbound plugin. (Tangent: I'm actually upset they changed the term 'Extensions' to 'Add-ons' - took me a minute to figure it out LOL.)
The built in spellcheck doesn't play nice with the Menu Edit plugin I have running. It may be me or my special customizations, but others have experienced the same problems. Also, I don't like the right clicking to get spelling suggestions -- I've trained myself to click on the cute ABC icon that is spellbound and having a box pop up that allows me to ignore[once/all] or change[once/all] and go through all the fields of the entry.
To get around it I simply disabled Firefox's built in spell check and forced spellbound to work with FF 2.0, so I continue to use it. Truly hope the developers will come up with a 2.0 compatible version although it doesn't sound like they will.
And, finally, FF 2.0 crashes. I've tried to trace it to a specific plugin, but I've not been able to. Sometimes it will simply stop responding and I need to manually shut it down. Then, sometimes it simply refuses to start up. Truly is freaky.
I plan to start with a completely fresh install (no plugins) and see what I can figure out. For the time being, it looks as though I'll be sticking with 1.5.0.x.
~ Teli
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