The missing 5% functionality: Choosing the configuration in Assemblies

Being able to change the configuration of a component directly without needing to open the Component Properties dialog box was a great enhancement.  However, making your selection from the drop-down and then right-clicking to accept it then opens the full right-click drop-down for the component, which then requires another click to clear.  I find it difficult that this shortcoming wasn't discovered during development, so why wasn't it fixed?  Or did someone think opening the full drop-down while accepting the command was a good idea?

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