I removed a VIII materia today (and lost it) just so I could see how much of what I COULD add. I was thinking if switching it to Crit, but that one was already 186/186..

Is there a way to view the stats at the bottom of the melding interface, even when all the materia slots are filled? This business of hiding melding info when the slots are filled is a major annoyance.

The melding interface should let you:
1. View everything all the time
2. Retrieve materia from any slot, not just the bottom one.
3. Open to the last gear storage opened previously, such as Equipped.