In View menu that's what shows up — but it doesn't offer there the option I found under the "gear" in an opened folder window and there's no option of choosing any other "always" view, as you were suggesting.
That's because of the distinction I went to great lengths to explain earlier, between "the desktop" and the "Desktop" folder. "The desktop" is the area on your screen not hidden by windows, and is always in Desktop View. If you look at View Options for "the desktop", you won't see an "Always open in ..." menu, because it's always open and always in Desktop View.
On the other hand, if you open a window into any folder, even if it's the "Desktop" folder, View Options will show an "Always Open in ..." option, offering the window's current view. You will never be offered the option to "Always open in desktop view", because the current view of a
window into a folder will
never be Desktop View. Only "the desktop" is ever in Desktop View.
