Hi Danny - re: spaceball rotation and different methods for view rotations - for the next beta I've added a new option that controls how the 3D view does its rotations:



If you choose the new "Free rotation" option there, I think it will do the style that you are more accustomed to, where it will be more like rotating the object.

This will be under Options / View / Rotate/Pan/Zoom options.

Please let me know if it does not seem to do the right thing when you get a chance to try it.

- Michael