SUMMARY "Clip Monitor" will not stay disabled. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. Disable Clip Monitor in "View" 2. Click on a clip in the project bin 3. It comes back OBSERVED RESULT It comes back like a bad rash. EXPECTED RESULT It goes away like the ointment said it would.
If i may help you, Leave the clip monitor in your layout. Drag it in the same windows/frame as your project monitor. This will create two tabs : [clip monitor] & [project monitor]. Once your click on clip in timeline it will auto switch to [project monitor] and when you click on your source clip, it will switch to the [clip monitor].