Acrobat 9 Interface Glitches

Question

These probably don't rise to the level of a bug, but they are annoying.  I'm working with multipage documents that need to be resorted into separate documents.  This is a recurring task with periodic additions to existing documents.
1. In the Pages Panel, if there are more pages than fit in the available area, the last row of pages is almost completely hidden off the bottom of the screen even when scrolling to the bottom, using the scroll bar or arrow keys.  There is just the slimmest edge of the top of the thumbnails visible.  The only way to see those pages appears to be to expand the actual size of the window.  Of course, that only works if the window is not maximized.
2.  There seems to be no way to change the default size of the thumbnails (unless I just missed it).  I need to be able to see enough of the page to actually read parts of it.  I can expand the thumbnail size, but it reverts to default when I reopen Acrobat later.
3. There appears to be no way to set a default view so the Pages pane is visible on startup (again, I couldn't find a way)
4. If moving among the thumbnail pages with arrow keys, the full-size page display does not update unless enter is pressed.  I'd like to to update automatically.  Mouse clicking causes such an update.
5. Combining pages from different documents sometimes produces a combined document where the pages appear to be different sizes -- I'm assuming they are different resolutions, but I can't figure out how to adjust for or correct this.
6. Creating a new document by copying an existing page and creating from the clipboard produces a final document with a different resolution from the original.  I can't figure this one out either.  I'd like to keep the original resolution.
7.  There appears to be no way to create a customized tool button for either Enlarge Thumbnails (would be a workaround for #2, above) or for Save As (which I need frequently)
Help with any of these appreciated

Answer 1

Thanks DSF1!
This is a major bug (going back to at lease Acrobat 5) and just one of many related to the “Document Properties > Initial View” setting, which seem to be a “special project” for the Adobe Acrobat tech-team. I say “special” in the sense that the goal appears to be … How can they address these issues in each successive version to actually make them LESS FUNCTIONAL and LESS INTUITIVE?
Default = Sucks!
I run a successful graphic design firm and have invested well over $1000,000 in various Adobe products. When we send our work to clients (via PDF) for review, EVERY aspect – window size, window placement, format and flow of pages, page layout, navigation options, page magnification, document page numbers, document titles and file names, etc., etc. etc. – are absolutely critical. The “default” settings for Acrobat address virtually none of these issues and Adobe seems not to care at all! 99.9% of all the Acrobat documents that I receive are completely unformatted and must be reset before they can be navigated or reviewed.
Navigation Tab > Pages Panel and Page = Does Not Work!
However, perhaps most critical is that the recipient realizes that the document contains multiple pages, vs. a single page. The failure of the “Navigation Tab > Pages Panel and Page” setting to function in any logical and consistent (read – where is the default setting for this?) manner has been and is a fatal flaw in Adobe Acrobat. We have dealt with this (“Where is the rest of the document?”) literally hundreds of times and while it is a big headache for our staff, what worries me more are the recipients that never even bother to ask.
Thumbnail Size = Does Not Work!
I too have found no way to set the default size of the thumbnails. To add insult to injury, after you do enlarge them manually (2-3 steps) and enlarge the Pages Panel pane to accommodate the slightly larger thumbnails, guess what happens? When you reopen the document, Acrobat reverts to the original (tiny) thumbnails, but retains the enlarged (now useless) Pages Panel pane, while equally reducing the actual content in the Page pane. This is massively stupid!
Page Layout for Viewing and Printing = Does Not Work!
Another pet peeve is the “Page Layout” settings. When we design a multi-page document and convert it to PDF for review, it is imperative that the “flow” of the document – i.e. single page cover, followed by two-page spreads – be replicated as closely as possible. And while this on-screen experience is important, of nearly equal importance is the ability of the recipient to print each individual page of our design, as an individual 8.5 x 11 page. Again, finding a way to accomplish this in a logical and consistent manner is virtually impossible.
Printing = Why So Slow?
Speaking of printing ... Why does it usually take “forever” to print (even small) PDF files on a laser printer?
Controlling the Viewing Experience = Does Not Work!
In short, we usually have no idea exactly what our clients are seeing because Adobe provides no default settings that can be set globally and “locked” so that one has a bit of control over the viewing presentation experienced by the recipient. On the other had, Adobe does provide a mindless blizzard of security options which probably serve about 1% of their customers.
Sorry for the rant, but if anyone has any ideas, I love to hear them. Thank you very much!