Interface Change or Did I Change Something?

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Something has changed in my interface, and I wonder if the software was changed or if I changed a preference somewhere. Sorry if I use the wrong terminology.

When I am looking at the timeline, and I want to drag the vertical line to a precise spot to edit at that point, I used to be able to drag the line to the correct spot on the timeline, but now when I drag the vertical line, it stays still and the timeline underneath it moves. This makes it much harder for me to move to the exact point that I want.

Again, I ask, is this a new feature, or did I change a preference, and if so, how can I change it back?

I am using version 21.03.21, running on Mac OS version 10.14.6.

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You have turned off snap to playhead. This allows you to stick to a still point when dragging, it looks like a magnet, and it’s just above timeline.

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Center the Playhead is activated.
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@Hudson555x screen shot shows the toggle clearly activated.

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Hudson555x is correct. It’s the option that needs to be cleared. The “magnet” (snap to playhead) doesn’t have anything to do with this behaviour.

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Alas!, sorry there was a confusion between snap to playhead and center to playhead. Thanks @Elusien

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Bingo, that did it. In trying to learn more, I had been exploring the Options, and that must have been when I switched this on. Thank you.

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