Thanks for the clarification, Martin.
While it is possible to select the ticket with ctrl/cmd+click, it comes with it's own set of frustrations. Since it's add/remove to selection(as opposed to select), you have to ensure that the previous issue is unselected, or an issue in another 'group' won't be selected. :-/. This makes using the edit and operations dialog cumbersome as you have to de-select your previous card.
As you said, this is more about disabling the detail view, so I'll start commenting more in GHS-11160. If you don't mind weighing in over there, it would help to have some more info on the philosophy behind the current behavior.
legosarecool - I've now added some details in a comment on
GHS-11160.