I did a report in gitlab ( Properties block/grey nautilus(files) doing you unable to continue using files and forcing to see the properties.. also..no way to see 2 or more properties at the same time (#2934) · Issues · GNOME / Files · GitLab )
got closed really fast.
the “problem” is a intentional change years ago c021ef71 and in my opinion is a bad thing
I would like listen the opinion of the community and see if I’m alone here or not