Clean MIDI punches in N5.1?? HOW??

OK, these suggestions get me 95% to where I need to be.

When I punch a Midi track it overlays the new on the old and plays both. Is there a way to set Nuendo to act JUST like AUDIO punches, where the newest punch is on top? I see the merge option on the toolbar but when I engage that it DOES what I want but also ‘glues’ the track together (think audio editing). I want to be able to still have the ability to move both sides of the punch (like audio). Is this even possible? I tried and toggled all the available options in the Transport and it did not seem to work like I want. Thoughts, suggestions, ideas?