Grouping field problem when "link to node" enabled

Ok, turning off "link to node" on field_article_nid is a partial solution, but I still have two problems:

1: The second field is still a link even though "link to node" is disabled. In this case, it's OK. The field type is a nodereference. But I can envision scenarios where I will not wish for the fieldreference to be a link to the node. This may need to be a separate issue?

2: The resulting view still has the grouping field's value showing up multiple times. Even when only one node is in the group, the field's value shows up two times (BBB in the case below).

AAA

[field A name]  [field B name]
--------------- --------------
111             AAA
222             AAA


BBB

[field A name]  [field B name]
--------------- --------------
333             BBB


CCC

[field A name]  [field B name]
--------------- --------------
444             CCC
555             CCC

Here's thew new view code:

$view = new view;
$view->name = 'quotes_grouping';
$view->description = 'Quotes by Category';
$view->tag = '';
$view->view_php = '';
$view->base_table = 'node';
$view->is_cacheable = FALSE;
$view->api_version = 2;
$view->disabled = FALSE; /* Edit this to true to make a default view disabled initially */
$handler = $view->new_display('default', 'Defaults', 'default');
$handler->override_option('fields', array(
  'title' => array(
    'label' => 'Title',
    'link_to_node' => 1,
    'exclude' => 0,
    'id' => 'title',
    'table' => 'node',
    'field' => 'title',
    'relationship' => 'none',
  ),
  'field_article_nid' => array(
    'label' => 'Article',
    'link_to_node' => 0,
    'label_type' => 'widget',
    'format' => 'default',
    'multiple' => array(
      'group' => TRUE,
      'multiple_number' => '',
      'multiple_from' => '',
      'multiple_reversed' => FALSE,
    ),
    'exclude' => 0,
    'id' => 'field_article_nid',
    'table' => 'node_data_field_article',
    'field' => 'field_article_nid',
    'relationship' => 'none',
  ),
));
$handler->override_option('arguments', array(
  'tid' => array(
    'default_action' => 'ignore',
    'style_plugin' => 'default_summary',
    'style_options' => array(),
    'wildcard' => 'all',
    'wildcard_substitution' => 'All',
    'title' => '',
    'default_argument_type' => 'fixed',
    'default_argument' => '',
    'validate_type' => 'none',
    'validate_fail' => 'not found',
    'break_phrase' => 0,
    'add_table' => 0,
    'require_value' => 0,
    'reduce_duplicates' => 0,
    'set_breadcrumb' => 0,
    'id' => 'tid',
    'table' => 'term_node',
    'field' => 'tid',
    'relationship' => 'none',
    'default_options_div_prefix' => '',
    'default_argument_user' => 0,
    'default_argument_fixed' => '',
    'default_argument_php' => '',
    'validate_argument_node_type' => array(
      'poll' => 0,
      'forum' => 0,
      'article' => 0,
      'book' => 0,
      'move_over_law' => 0,
      'page' => 0,
      'publication' => 0,
      'quote' => 0,
      'story' => 0,
    ),
    'validate_argument_node_access' => 0,
    'validate_argument_nid_type' => 'nid',
    'validate_argument_vocabulary' => array(
      '2' => 0,
      '1' => 0,
    ),
    'validate_argument_type' => 'tid',
    'validate_argument_php' => '',
  ),
));
$handler->override_option('filters', array(
  'type' => array(
    'operator' => 'in',
    'value' => array(
      'quote' => 'quote',
    ),
    'group' => '0',
    'exposed' => FALSE,
    'expose' => array(
      'operator' => FALSE,
      'label' => '',
    ),
    'id' => 'type',
    'table' => 'node',
    'field' => 'type',
    'relationship' => 'none',
  ),
  'status' => array(
    'operator' => '=',
    'value' => '1',
    'group' => '0',
    'exposed' => FALSE,
    'expose' => array(
      'operator' => FALSE,
      'label' => '',
    ),
    'id' => 'status',
    'table' => 'node',
    'field' => 'status',
    'relationship' => 'none',
  ),
));
$handler->override_option('access', array(
  'type' => 'none',
));
$handler->override_option('use_pager', '1');
$handler->override_option('style_plugin', 'table');
$handler->override_option('style_options', array(
  'grouping' => 'field_article_nid',
  'override' => 1,
  'sticky' => 0,
  'order' => 'asc',
  'columns' => array(
    'title' => 'title',
    'field_article_nid' => 'field_article_nid',
  ),
  'info' => array(
    'title' => array(
      'sortable' => 0,
      'separator' => '',
    ),
    'field_article_nid' => array(
      'separator' => '',
    ),
  ),
  'default' => '-1',
));
$handler = $view->new_display('page', 'Page', 'page_1');
$handler->override_option('path', 'quotes');
$handler->override_option('menu', array(
  'type' => 'none',
  'title' => '',
  'weight' => 0,
  'name' => 'navigation',
));
$handler->override_option('tab_options', array(
  'type' => 'none',
  'title' => '',
  'weight' => 0,
));

Oh, I see, I need to exclude the second field from display. I've revised title to be more precise.

Whoops, just opened a new issue for the same problem. Marked as duplicate: #497618: Grouping field displays with each node with unformatted style.

Looks like #267771: Link to node in formatters instead of Views? may help? At least it could allow removal of "link to node" option, eliminating need to fix this issue?

Really, there's no need to select "link to node" with a nodereference because the Format dropdown includes an option that creates a link to the node.

Should this issue be marked as "Won't fix"? The problem will go away if #267771: Link to node in formatters instead of Views? is fixed.

Yikes. Looking for more signs of the apocalypse!