@kris I suspect you are using last year's version of #AndStatus. Currently in order to see an attachment in your favorite photo viewer you just need to click that attachment-image. Current version is 40...
Regarding a menu that you don't understand. This fully depends on you if it will become better: just start detailed discussion with concrete subjects... Although "I don't get it" like in "Big" movie with Tom Hanks is better than nothing, thank you for this :-)