Firefox 3 first impressions
I've downloaded and used the Firefox 3 beta browser software for the past few months and wanted to give a report on the latest of what works and what doesn't. Note that I had to install Nightly Tester Tools to get many of these to work. I am also now using the Classic Compact theme, which has some minor annoyances but better than most alternatives.
Working:
- Add N Edit Cookies
- asdf
- Cert Viewer Plus
- CookieCuller
- CookieSafe
- CookieSwap
- Dust-Me Selectors
- FireBug
- FormFox
- GreaseMonkey
- InspectThis (however, it won't work unless you install DOM Inspector, which is now only available as part of the custom installation -- not as an add-on!)
- JSView (although it doesn't work in Page Info, which limits its use in my opinion)
- Live HTTP Headers
- Modify Headers
- NF-Tools
- NoScript
- Public Fox
- RefControl
- SafeCache
- SafeHistory
- Technika
- Update Notifier
- UrlParams
- User Agent Switcher
- View Dependencies (which, along with Page Info Button -- is now my favorite extension)
- Web Developer
- YSlow (this wasn't working until Firefox 3 beta 4)
- XPath Checker
- XPather
Not working:
- ASnumber (it's not updating the statusbar)
- Flash Switcher
- Header Monitor (it's not updating the statusbar)
- LocalRodeo
- Named Anchors
- Storage Inspector (installs but doesn't work correctly)
- View Cookies (but it's no longer necessary)
- View Source Chart (installs but doesn't work at all)
Required maxVersion modification (some have this updated to 3.0b3 but not 3.0b4!):
- Page Info Button
- Tamper Data
- ASCIItoUnicode
- Flash Tracer
- Cookie Watcher (however, it's not enumerating all the cookies for me anymore)
Overall, I think that Firefox 3 is much better on memory, faster, and more useful. However, it may not be any more secure than Firefox 2. Stay tuned for more information on creating a secure Firefox profile. I'll be looking at the security of Firefox 3 beta 4 and compare it to earlier Firefox 3 betas, as well as Firefox 2.
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