Agreed it is not essential but these types of small things often make programs more effecient, rather than the more dramatic changes that ArchiCAD are often the leaders in. Having different options of doing things is a great attribute for any program to have.
I see the way the layout sheets work & masters the same as Adobe Pagemaker. When you are setting up alot of pages you simply place all the images outside the current sheet then drag them in as you change sheets, saves you time, be that a small amount on few pages, but on alot of pages, a significant amount of time.
Furthermore i would like newly imported views to be placed to outside of the layout page. If i import 10 views, they are all stacked on top of each other, not very logical.
Good point on the master sheets, i would also like to see this happen. I used this system in the ArchiCAD 7.0 to turn different scale bars and legends on and off. You should post it as a separate wish.
P.S. it is G'Day.