Favorite visuals works for me, running v82.

Doh... Could it be that you're on 2.0b3 and I'm on 2.0b7? When I hold down the visuals button, instead of getting the "favorites visual mode on" message or whatever, it flashes up with the current info mode (it doesn't actually change the info mode, it just beeps and shows "Info: Transient" or whatever.)

I'm stumped on this one.. sigh.