So, having drawn your attention to above quirk in Lightroom behaviour you might expect that I'm going to announce that it's been fixed. Compare and Survey views are designed to make the tasks of rating and flagging easier.
As with previous versions of Lightroom, the Loupe view restricts these actions to a single image. For example, Grid view allows the user to see large numbers of images as thumbnails whilst at the same time providing a workspace for applying metadata, labels, ratings, keywords, flags and even quick development adjustments to images in bulk. Each of these views is intended for a specific purpose, but users may find one view more useful than others. These include the now familiar Grid view (G), Loupe view (E), Compare view (C) and Survey view (N). Imported images can be viewed in the Library in various modes or views. The Library continues to be at the heart of Lightroom in so far as it's the module that provides most of the tools for managing your photographic assets.
