Can't double-click to select something below a track/layer

Hi ​@hellopaul4, 

        Ann is correct — this isn’t a bug. “Disable,” “Visibility,” and “Lock” are three different functions, and they each behave differently by design.

        When you disable a clip (or turn off track visibility with the eyeball), you’re only affecting playback visibility in the Program Monitor. The clip still exists on the timeline and remains fully selectable and editable. That’s why you’re still able to select and transform it — it’s hidden visually, but not made inactive.

      Locking a track (the padlock icon) is what actually makes it read-only. When a track is locked, you can’t move, trim, cut, delete, or transform any clips on that track. That’s the function specifically intended to prevent accidental edits.

     Sync Lock (the sync icon) is different again — it only protects a track from shifting during ripple edits on other tracks. It doesn’t prevent direct editing.

      So in your case, if the goal is to prevent accidentally selecting or moving the upper clip while working underneath it, locking that track is the correct workflow. Disable and Visibility are strictly visual controls; Lock is the safeguard against editing.

      Totally understand why it feels unintuitive at first — but it’s functioning as designed rather than being a long-standing bug.

I don't consider this a bug.

If you want to move the V1 which is beneath the disabled clip,   select the clip on V1 in the timeline then either highlight the word Motion or use the Direct Manipulation toggle.