Yep, I've tried that. No pop ups.
So maybe some other things have changed, but you used to be able to take crew reports, etc at all altitudes, including on the launch pad. Is that still true?
Ha. never mind I've figured it out. It's something weird with the touch pad. Apparently, command+click on a touchpad it doesnt work, but if you use a mouse and right click the parts action menu comes up. Those two things should be equivalent. Not sure if that's by design or not.
Thanks for the help!