Selecting group contents while dragging is broken

Using cmd+click selects the Frame (and top-level Frames) when clicking into the background.
Using cmd+dragging selects a group’s content.

Before Athens/Beta, cmd+dragging in the empty artboard would start a marquee for selecting group contents.
Now, it selects and drags the Frame.

I can still start the cmd+drag outside on the canvas, and it works. But now in top-level frames anymore.
Is this a voluntary change?

Hey there!

You can use the X marquee selection tool to perform this action!

  • Press and hold X
  • Marquee your selection (for example the contents of a group)
  • If you select all elements within the group, the app will correctly choose the group they’re within automatically.

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Hi Paul,

yes, I’ve started using the marquee tool, and noticed it works the same way.
I just haven’t build the muscle memory yet and keep doing it with command.

I was just wondering why the cmd way was broken as they were co-existing before.

Thanks.