can we get together and rearrange a few things so those pages aren't so crazy-big?
Here's what I would propose (and I'm willing to do the work to implement it if you wish):
Page 1 would be the current "General Settings" above and the "DPMS Settings" below (minus the excessive space between the checkboxes).
Page 2 would be "Password Protection". Note that this grouping by itself is nearly as tall as the tallest current n/b page (the View pages).
Page 3 would be the same contents just rearranged. Currently it's organized vertically but it would work better if it were layed-out horizontally: listbox and preview window side-by-side at the top, with the module info below. There are several possibilities for the locations of the checkbox and buttons, but it's hard to say what would look best until the major pieces are in place.
I think we'd probably agree that the whole "Module Information" group is far too large. The static text (now moved to the left of the MLE) could be condensed by removing the word "module". The "Supports password protection" line might be removed since every module supports it. Then too, you don't need the word "Description" - it's fairly obvious. And, of course, the MLE should be reduced to 3 or 4 lines max.
On the whole, I think this page's height could be made the same as the proposed Password page without looking at all cramped.The one thing I'd caution you against is feeling constrained by the way things are now. Just because the original author did something a particular way doesn't mean he did it _well_ - if he had, we wouldn't be having this discussion.