@polarbear:
I had time to file a ticket last night so I did (see my last post), with a link to this thread.
 
@brundlefly:
Yes, the link you posted is the same one kicksville posted in #15 . And in my test (in my last post) the Move and Edit tools and also the Erase tool didn't have the problem.
 

Btw, the funny thing about ME using the Staff view is I can't even read music properly, it's just that I'm a guitar player (and a songwriter who spends more time on VSTi's and MIDI) and use the Staff view's tablature to *remember* how I played the guitar part.

Surprisingly, my report (CWBRN-24292 in post #17) was closed with "Contact Tech Support."
I already contacted support about this issue (although only last week) because my first report (CWBRN-23709 in post #11) was also closed with the same status. I'm waiting for their reply but they seem to be busy moving locations according to one of them who gave me a reply today on another issue I'm currently dealing with.

Jlien X
@brundlefly:
Yes, the link you posted is the same one kicksville posted in #15 .

You mean #16.   But, yes, I totally missed that post. I just wanted to point out that it's an old issue, and given the lack of love the Staff View gets, it's highly unlikely that posting new reports will get it fixed. 

This has been a problem since X1, but there's an easy solution.
 
If the note whose properties you're trying to access is below the staff, try clicking on the left side of the note.  I find this usually works the first time.  I was used to clicking on the right side, which often does as you stated, it brings up the process menu instead. 
 
If you're still having trouble (I've only see this issue on notes where the ledger line is below the staff, not in the staff or above the staff) you can always make the property changes in the event inspector on the control bar.   Another way to get to the note's properties is to enlarge the staff size, but this is usually not necessary.
 
Hope this helps,
 
Jerry Gerber
www.jerrygerber.com

This sounds like "Operator Error #26455846485f" check your head David.

jsg
If the note whose properties you're trying to access is below the staff, try clicking on the left side of the note.  I find this usually works the first time.  I was used to clicking on the right side, which often does as you stated, it brings up the process menu instead. 
 

 
Oh, that works! (Clicking on the right side seems to work as well here). Glad to know there's an easy workaround. Thanks for the info.

Thanks for filing with tech support, Jlien...curious to see what they say when you get through to 'em. I was wrong about one aspect of this little bug, though: it doesn't matter what the lowest note in the entire track is, it's the lowest note currently displayed that exhibits the problem. So my idea for a workaround to insert a C-1 at the very beginning of the track won't work. Inserting a note below the one on which you're trying to edit, then deleting it, works fine. Or, change to the edit, move, or delete tool, and you can bring up the note properties. Such a wee little bug, but it definitely gets old if you're doing a lot of editing below the staff
 
Jerry - tried what you suggested, but it doesn't matter where you click on the note, regardless of how far zoomed in (at least on my system). If the note is BOTH below the staff AND the lowest note currently displayed, right-clicking the smart tool will not bring up the note properties dialog,

Shawn - that was such an insightful answer! Very helpful.

And by "insightful" and "helpful," I mean "wow, this guy actually took the time to snark at somebody who was looking for an answer." Nice!

This is an annoying problem with the SV. If the note is below the staff lines, you can't access the note properties by right clicking. Depending on where the note is, I drag it up into the staff lines and make the necessary changes not forgetting to drop the note, in the properties, back to where I want it.

Hey there Kicksville, I make a habit of poking fun at David, we are facebook friends and whatnot & I think he's really talented so it was an insider joke...I don't want you thinking I'm a total troll....I have helped him in the past! - Shawn Lee
 
Here is a photo of david I retouched (shortened) the pants in on his video game avatar that he likes!
 

 
 
 
 

Ahh...OK, sorry for being a wanker - didn't realize yous guys were goofing around. Carry on!