Hey there. Long time user of several builds of SFP and I recently moved up from 12 to 18, although I had 16 and never used it. So, I'm asking these questions in hopes I can find some easy solutions or tips on workarounds. SOS. Help!?

Ok, here they are, numbered:

1) OVERVIEW DATA WINDOW - This thing is like a vampire. You kill it, and ask it to be gone as the default and yet it just keeps coming back. WTF is the issue with this? I don't want to see it ever again, yet when I restart, oftentimes this and other preferences I've set are lost. Why are saved preferences ignored, and why does the pgm default back to ones I don't want? Especially the overview data window!

2) SAVING FILES AS ONE CHANNEL? Again, a major WTF? SF has always saved files as two-channel stereo, but someone or something decided that with 18 we'll just default to a one-channel file? Who exactly asked for this, and how do I get it to DEFAULT as a two-channel stereo save without having to go into Process, Channel Coverter to do what I shouldn't need to do? Please tell me how to make it the default (as I hold my breath that the default holds)!

3) SIZE OF MENU BAR ICONS AND THE BAR ITSELF. Seriously, there is no simple way to just scale these to the size you want? This is basic. I don't enjoy squinting at tiny icons that I can't make bigger. Please give me an easy way to fix this ridiculous omission.

4) GENERAL INTERFACE. In SFP 12 it's a clean, white background and workspace. In 18 someone has decided to make it all cool and dark as the default and yes I see the options to change it, but it's not the same clear white like in 12. It doesn't seem to be offered any longer. So it's worse. Same with highlighting segments of files. Transparent is an ok idea but another harder-to-read devolution. Let's just make things worse. Shaking my head with so much of this.