Ok, so 1.03 was better than 2.0b11. And HiJack will help 2.0final run even better. Thanks for the advice.

Rrrr, but now I return to the only OTHER reason why I stuck with 1.03:
Entering the Info, Visuals, and Shuffle menus does not start on the currently selected item.

This makes it impossible to switch between modes without looking, and difficult even when looking.
Can I put in a bug report for 3.0alpha in advance (though I haven't checked it)? But that's for another thread.