[SOLVED] Can't Move or Select my own footprint on PCB Editor

Hi people. I’m having a strange issue with Kicad Version: 7.0.6-7.0.6~ubuntu22.04.1.
After I’ve added my own footprint on my design on layer B.Mask I can’t move it anymore or select.
The only selectable items on B.Mask are texts and I don’t know why. My own footprints are external and created with Inkscape. I never had this kind of issue with prior version of Kicad (like 6.0).

I can’t move,select or delete, the footprints marked by the 2 red arrows

  • “locked items” enabled in the selection filter (bottom right of screen)?
  • hovering the mouse-cursor directly over your footprint - than long LMB-click to get the disambiguation-menu?
  • enable the search-panel, look for your footprint, select the corresponding row in the search-panel → the footprint gets simultaneously selected on the main canvas
  • enable only “footprints” in selection filter, than try to box-select your footprint
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Locked items is not selected. I tried to keep pressed LMB over the the footprint and it opens dialog box to select the footprint. And it’s ok. I also tried search box and it worked too. Also the fourth option worked perfectly! I didn’t know about these changing on pcbnew, I remember in previous version I just one left click and it was select automatically the footprint.

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