good point what would happen with a mono channel , where would the meter go then ?
with mono channel the cap would split for two narrow faders and meter show up in the middle. 
but i do like the thin line between the tracks with fader area to have better separation of tracks.
also i like to move the track names above fader as option(had FR long time ago for this) this way i don’t have to move my eyes all the way down to see track name when moving in rack area