Usually when I am viewing, editing, deleting, and suppressing or unsuppressing mates, it is highly desirable to have the Property Manager pane remain OPEN. Currently it closes after each and every operation, unless multiple mates are pre-selected.
Pre-selection is NOT the answer, since it is often unclear as to which mates should be picked in a batch mode. Often one change has the effect of altering the status of other mates in ways not necessarily anticipated by the user who could be hard pressed to make the proper pre-selections.
Having the Mates PM stay opened would echo the behavior of "pinning" the View Orientation dialog box in place, for example.
It is very frustrating to be forced to repeatedly cursor select a component and then the RMB "view mates" option in order to invoke the PM over and over again.
I think the user should be able to (optionally) "pin" any of the Property Manager panes in place to retain direct, quick access and visibility.
Per O. Hoel