Different grid snaping behavior using mouse or cursor keyboard (schema)

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This happen when I move (M) a Symbol Field Value / Reference or Graphic Text in schema. If I move these items using the cursor keys the grid snapping function is performed as expected. On the other hand if I move them using the mouse the snap-to-grid is no longer applied as I can move the text even out off the grid. Is it a correct behavior? How can I apply the grid snapping ‘always’ as I have it already set in the preferences menu?

I could send a video but it is very easy to reproduce this behavior.

Application: KiCad x86_64 on x86_64

Version: 8.0.5-8.0.5-0~ubuntu22.04.1, release build

Libraries:
wxWidgets 3.2.1
FreeType 2.11.1
HarfBuzz 2.7.4
FontConfig 2.13.1
libcurl/7.81.0 OpenSSL/3.0.2 zlib/1.2.11 brotli/1.0.9 zstd/1.4.8 libidn2/2.3.2 libpsl/0.21.0 (+libidn2/2.3.2) libssh/0.9.6/openssl/zlib nghttp2/1.43.0 librtmp/2.3 OpenLDAP/2.5.18

Platform: Linux Mint 21.3, 64 bit, Little endian, wxGTK, X11, cinnamon, x11
OpenGL: Intel, Mesa Intel(R) HD Graphics 4400 (HSW GT2), 4.6 (Compatibility Profile) Mesa 23.2.1-1ubuntu3.1~22.04.2

Build Info:
Date: Sep 6 2024 21:35:26
wxWidgets: 3.2.1 (wchar_t,wx containers) GTK+ 3.24
Boost: 1.74.0
OCC: 7.6.3
Curl: 7.81.0
ngspice: 42
Compiler: GCC 11.4.0 with C++ ABI 1016

Build settings:

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Yes, text and graphics have a different grid by default in kicad 8, as they do not have to align with wires. You can change the behavior in Preferences → Grids. In teh section called overrides uncheck all the check marks disable, or edit all the grid overrides.

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