MetaCard IDE and groups

[Vokey, John]

I have a baffling condition.  Over the many years I have used MetaCard in my lab (and, yes, I still use that IDE), the one reliable object was the group.  Group a bunch of objects and you can cut and paste and reuse them as a group everywhere.  The key feature with a group is that it acts like one: unless you explicitly open it, it functions as a simple object.  Apparently, no longer.  I paste a group and then go to, say, move it: no dice.  I can't move it as a group, and all (and only) of the sub-elements are selectable.  Indeed, it doesn't behave as a group at all, even though the Control Browser still claims it is.  So, go back to the original stacks containing the groups.  Same thing: they don't function as groups, even though the control browser still claims they are.

OK, deep breath, so: create a new stack, group a button and a field.  Same thing: the individual objects are still individually selectable even when grouped.  When did this happen?  And please, this behaviour seriously ruins my routine: indeed, it renders most of my lab work impossible.

Metacard IDE version: 4.1
Engine version: 5.0.1
Build number: 1466

Which is the latest I get using metacard_setup and the latest LiveCard IDE (5.0.2).
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