Draftsight 2017 SP0 Block Attributes

I seem to have found a feature regression.  A few years ago I created a custom template with a border that utilises block attributes.  Some of these attributes are linked to custom drawing properties.  In previous versions of Draftsight (pre 2017) if manually altered (File -> Properties -> Custom) these attributes would live update as the file was saved.  Now it is necessary to completely close the file and re-open for these attributes to be updated!  Is this an intentional change?

I've also noticed that when trying to define a block attribute the name is automatically capitalised on creation of the attribute.  This wasn't the case previously.  In fact old blocks I've exploded retain lower case lettering until edited, at which point they are automatically capitalised.  Is this an intentional change?