I know there are requests to select which block will be open and I want that too, but I also would like to have the option to have user accessible links/buttons which would:

1. Cause all blocks to be collapsed until one of them is clicked (effectively making the blocks into a quasi-menu)

2. Cause all blocks to be expanded (effectively turning this feature off just for the session, or until option 3 below is selected)

3. Cause all blocks to return to default accordion settings (effectively nullifies selection 1 or 2 above)

I think these options could be placed at the top of each column like a small widget gear (see the Navigate module for example). Access to these options should be configurable based on user permissions.

Thanks.