For the first few tracks, say 3 or 4, I don't bother.  Once I get to a certain point I make all of my adjustments in console view.  It boils down to what happens to be handiest at the moment.
 
Now that I can float the multidock on the second display, the console view is REALLY handy

Track view for tracking and editing, then console view for final mix tweaking. I find it particularly useful on larger projects with high track counts.

Sonar was designed from the very beginning to be perfectly useful without the Console View. Thats one reason Sonar has a Buss pane. I use the CV for what it does offer on a second monitor. It gives me an overall view of the levels along with other things.  

I use the console view, along with staff, track and event list. It seems a less cluttered way to mix than track view.

Multi monitors is optimum if you can do it.
My workstation has two on the desk, and a third output runs to a receiver and 42" wall-mounted tv.
So I can switch to it on the fly and see markers and changes better from anywhere, like behind the drums.... then when I'm here alone, I can use a wireless keyboard and start and stop recording without running, and rushing to get headphones on and sticks ready before the mid8 ... lol.

John
Sonar was designed from the very beginning to be perfectly useful without the Console View. Thats one reason Sonar has a Buss pane. I use the CV for what it does offer on a second monitor. It gives me an overall view of the levels along with other things.  

Agree with all of that. I think one of the key reasons these new-fangled doohickeys are a great is that they allow lots of different ways of working. There's no "correct" way, and everyone should take a lot of joy in that, I reckon.

That was so confusing with 3 posters having the same Avatars. I didn't realise the OP wasn't Mudgel and thought he had completely contradicted himself.
 
I can see not using Console View for putting a song together, though I jump between them all the time. I couldn't mix that way though, having say 8 drum outputs to balance for instance makes sense to have the faders side by side.

I track and edit almost exclusively in Track view. Track view on monitor one, VSTs and effects open on monitor two. I agree with Craig: the 'D' key is quite handy for quickly bouncing over to a docked console view when you need to take stock of everything.
In the mixing phase, I adios track view and use console view on monitor one and the second monitor gets used for VST effects. Though, I find that apart from a FabFilter delay and an instance or two of Kore, I am mixing everything through ProChannel plugs these days.
 
All that considered, my second screen crapped out on me last week so I am going the one monitor route for a bit. I feel like I've lost a limb. I was planning for a three screen setup at the end of 2015, but I'm not sure I can hold out.

Me.

Anderton
Then I discovered the magic "D" shortcut so I could go instantly between track view and console view.

When I was getting back into creating "music" again, after a few years away, I was still using S6P. I was desktop based and I had dual monitors so it was a no brainer to have the Console permanently open on my second monitor.
 
It was the same time that X1 was released. Also, I went laptop based and I needed a sound card (Q-C) and X1 LE came with it. Quite quickly I cottoned on to the "D" shortcut and I set up my system so that when toggle to the Console it fills my window.
 
I also use envelopes a lot, so while I am composing I will use Track view pretty much all the time, toggling to Console just to mess with levels, add sends and effects and any PC tweeking. But once it comes to mixing I want a "traditional" vertical arrangement of sliders. The sliders in Track view are simply too small, in my opinion. I know it's possible to use Inspector for that, too, but I still prefer to use Console...