Photo Elements 7/8 Editor Layers Palett Icons

The "Create New Layer" and "Duplicate Layer" icons have been moved to the bottom of the layers palette. This makes using these icons much less convenient than when these functions were at the top of the layer palette. ALSO, since the layers palette is usually set to the right and a bit off screen, the "delete layer" icon is out of view since it was moved way to the right (and now at the bottom) of the palette. I am wondering what drove these changes as improvements. For me, each upgrade is a step back in processing efficiency.
Thanks for listening
Richard B

Thanks Swarnima (pretty name). But sometimes I still think that software developers design with their heads in the sand. Lets face it, when the little control icons were on the top of the layers palette, it was very efficient to just drag up to the appropriate icon for the required action. Now I have to drag further, or do more keyboard activity. The question I always ask is why or what drove the new requirement for change, since it didn't really add any functionality. I am not a keyboard person I am a mouse click, which is probably a characteristic of a Windows person rather than a Mac person.
Thanks for your thoughts,.
Richard
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