Now for my 2nd comment I'll add that I'm a pretty low-expectant, low-usage hobbyist on Sonar. I've never really used more than 3 FXs or Sends per track so this has never really been an issue for me, though I would like to see that big round power button go away so you can see more of the FX name.

fwiw, i used track/pr views for composing/arranging, and console view for mixing, or at least i used to when i could see it all on a single screen, it's all just too tabletty :-/

Ah, this is where a dual monitor setup is really nice. Its a "have your way all the time" thing. CV on one TV on the other. It worked very well in the pre X series but its even better in the X series.