Missing Handles in XM?

Do you find yourself suddenly without your handles (Autocad users, these are Microstation's equivalent of "grips") when you select an element in Microstation? Well you might check your Element Selection dialog box, and see if the Disable Handles icon was accidentally selected. Just deselect the icon in the top right, and you should have your handles back.

You might also have activated the  Disable Handles tool if you pressed "N" on your keyboard while having Microstation elements selected.

What I would like to know is why does Microstation even have this option to begin with???