When dragging a file from the playlist to the timeline, there used to be a white placeholder shown that indicated where the clip was going to be inserted.
For example:
Now however that has disappeared:
I can still insert a clip, but the placeholder isn’t shown.
I suspect it’s some setting somewhere but I can’t find one that affects it.
I’ve tried restarting Shotcut, and starting a new project, but it’s still missing.
The timeline on both videos looks different and in MusicalBox the timeline looks like in your first video.
Maybe the problem is the magnification of the timeline.
Ah yes, this is it! Changing the playlist view fixes it.
Strange though, I’ve never changed the playlist view before (didn’t know you could!) - I wonder if this is something that’s changed in the latest version.
Looks like something changed indeed.
I checked the previous version (24.11.17) and the placeholder is visible when the Playlist is on the Details view.