On Deferred mode, you can still undock panes (for example, but context menu).
The problem starts when you want to dock them back, When moving a pane above the compass, it hides the compass (And this problem is a PITA when you docking with the inner compass (rather than the root compass), since the left,top, center etc.. arrows are near to each other (so you are not 100% sure you hit the right arrow).