Thanks, jodybingo. It's nice to have a pat on the back, but it's also important to know if I'm targeting the right features, so I appreciate the positive feedback.
This is one of those that (for me anyway), when editing a layout the way it was before 2.6, my thinking was sort of like "well, this is a pain, but I can do it", and now after using 2.6 it's more like "wow, that old way was TERRIBLE. Where has this been for the past 4 years?" I wish I had worked on this feature long before now.