Actually, I am still not sure about the Grid View. We'll see what comes out.
I've always assumed it's such a major task, you always defer it in favour of a dozen easier—and probably more urgent—changes.
Also, it's perhaps not the sort of thing that should just be tacked-on as another feature. To be effective, it needs to be integrated to some degree with other things. For example, using
Advanced Search with
Grid View makes a lot of sense. That doesn't mean the workings of
Advanced Search have to change, but it's interface or how it's presented in
Grid View might, as might the way of implementing
Saved Searches. Maybe the
Advanced Search interface should be integrated with
Grid View (like it is in many database programs), and then
Saved Searches used to run those queries in
List View. Then, with these two features integrated, a separate MME would be redundant... This, BTW, is just an illustration of the kind of thing I believe needs to be considered—not a recommendation.
On the other hand, if we're ever to see
Grid View again, maybe you need to just toss it in as a separate feature—and let the integration issues evolve.
