James Wing asked a good question on a closed JIRA that I didn't want to get lost (closed things get far less attention usually).
https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-1781?page=com.atlassian.jira.plugin.system.issuetabpanels:comment-tabpanel&focusedCommentId=15413792#comment-15413792 Recommend for discussions on non-active items we bring them to dev so they have a better chance of being addressed. On this topic, James, I had wondered the same thing. I've actually found I quite like the current approach now that I've become used to it but that said I think it is good to discuss it. Usability discussions are good to have and they don't have to be tied to any particular release. We can keep improving this as we go. Thanks Joe