I figured it out. I'm using Safari, but I think you might have a bug there.
In most cases had to click a total of four times: once to get focus on the element, then a double click to select the text, and then once more to get a cursor within the text where I wanted it.
There were also some times where I only had to click three times if I did it with the right rhythm (once for focus, once for selection, and once for cursor), or five times if I had already selected an outer container component and was trying to select an inner component (double click for focus, double click for selection, and once for cursor).
For what it's worth, my own initial expectation was that if you click on an element, it should automatically place the cursor where you clicked, and that by default you should be selecting whatever text you are clicking on, not the outer envelope that contains it.
I observed all this on the "Multidisciplinary" theme (black background).
Ah I see, yeah the "double-click to select container child/text" ux is meant to mimic keynote's implicit grouping mechanism, which works the same way.
It's mostly to prevent empty "phantom" containers that people aren't aware are affecting their project layout.
I've been thinking about changing this to the straightforward, single click to select whatever's topmost and visible. Will have to if the current ux bothers people.
In most cases had to click a total of four times: once to get focus on the element, then a double click to select the text, and then once more to get a cursor within the text where I wanted it.
There were also some times where I only had to click three times if I did it with the right rhythm (once for focus, once for selection, and once for cursor), or five times if I had already selected an outer container component and was trying to select an inner component (double click for focus, double click for selection, and once for cursor).
For what it's worth, my own initial expectation was that if you click on an element, it should automatically place the cursor where you clicked, and that by default you should be selecting whatever text you are clicking on, not the outer envelope that contains it.
I observed all this on the "Multidisciplinary" theme (black background).