Edit Page: Confusing UI for Lock/Sync/Solo/Mute icons

It's very confusing the way that the lock/sync/solo/mute icons on the Edit Page timeline audio track header change their alignment when expanding the track size to expose the track name:

It's very visually jarring, and breaks the user's expectations as to where commonly used UI buttons are located. The icons should always maintain relative alignment with each other, so that it's immediately obvious which tracks are locked, or have their sync lock enabled. It also adds mental friction every time I need to click the audio track header icons, as I need to always analyze where the lock icon is, for example, when I want to lock any or all the tracks.

I find the current behavior very workable. I also don't think there's another way to do it. The change is needed based on available space.

Jim, I'm not saying that the current behavior doesn't work. I'm saying it doesn't work well, and is contrary to basic principles of good UI design.

Premiere Pro manages to do this in a sensible, expected way. In fact the reason why Resolve's behavior sticks out like a sore thumb to me is precisely because I've become used to nearly a decade of proper UI behavior in this regard, in Premiere:

I still think Resolve does it better than PP.

I still think Resolve does it better than PP.

Of course you do.

Kind of related Q.
I am brand new to DR in 16.1.2.017 and multicam in the edit page. four video tracks 6 audio tracks (4 embedded) in the video
Why when I mute the audio track (with the "M" in a box to the left of the timeline), is the corresponding video disabled ..???
I need to keep the embedded audio track in place to verify the sync etc, by popping the mute off, now and again.. but I don't want it to appear in the previewing or the final mix/export.
cheers CD