20th
Mozilla Firefox 3 RC1 (or RC2) - Keep your old Add-ons working
I recently decided to install Firefox 3 RC1 as the browser was pretty solid since the last beta 5 version.
Before I jump as an early adopter, I checked if I had a replacement or at least a solution to keep all my current add-ons working with the new RC1 version. When you have unleash the power of the add-ons in Firefox, you cannot use any other browser on the planet.
For the ones who use all my add-ons to improve their browsing experience and productivity with Firefox, here’s what I did to make it work:
- I first installed Firefox 3 RC1 over the latest version.
- I upgraded all existing add-ons that was existing for Firefox 3 RC1 (only one exist at the time - Firesizer (little tool to resize your browser to pre-defined dimensions).
- I installed the Nightly Tester Tool add-on to remove the security check on all currently install Firefox add-ons that doesn’t currently complied with RC1 standards.
After installation, I noticed that the Firefox session overide of Tab Mix Plus was not working anymore, but all the other preferences of the add-on was still performing as before. Something I was able to live with.
Two other add-ons was also not performing: - All-In-One Gestures was not working and I was in need to find a replacement for it. I find a good one in FireGestures.
- Drag de Go my favorite and cannot-live-without-it add-on was also not working and I had to replace it with the functionnal Easy DragToGo.
As a old friend told me, when you’ll upgrade, you will never go back to the old Firefox 2. And today, I must agree, the experience is wonderfull if not amazing. Fast application startup, blasting fast web page loading and better use of internal memory.
Let me know about your experience if you decide to jump…
