2 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
index c5f6f7bf2..143d8e070 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/CollectionFreeFormView.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import { CollectionFreeFormRemoteCursors } from "./CollectionFreeFormRemoteCurso
 import "./CollectionFreeFormView.scss";
 import { MarqueeView } from "./MarqueeView";
 import React = require("react");
+import { DocumentType } from "../../../documents/DocumentTypes";
 
 export const panZoomSchema = createSchema({
     _panX: "number",
@@ -1486,7 +1487,8 @@ export class CollectionFreeFormView extends CollectionSubView<PanZoomDocument, P
             onDragOver={e => e.preventDefault()}
             onContextMenu={this.onContextMenu}
             style={{
-                pointerEvents: this.backgroundEvents ? "all" : this.props.pointerEvents as any,
+                pointerEvents: this.props.Document.type === DocumentType.MARKER ? "none" :  // bcz: ugh.. this is here to prevent markers, which render as freeform views, from grabbing events -- need a better approach.
+                    this.backgroundEvents ? "all" : this.props.pointerEvents as any,
                 transform: `scale(${this.contentScaling || 1})`,
                 width: `${100 / (this.contentScaling || 1)}%`,
                 height: this.isAnnotationOverlay && this.Document.scrollHeight ? this.Document.scrollHeight : `${100 / (this.contentScaling || 1)}%`// : this.isAnnotationOverlay ? (this.Document.scrollHeight ? this.Document.scrollHeight : "100%") : this.props.PanelHeight()
diff --git a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
index 4fae961b1..846d28214 100644
--- a/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
+++ b/src/client/views/collections/collectionFreeForm/MarqueeView.tsx
@@ -369,8 +369,8 @@ export class MarqueeView extends React.Component<SubCollectionViewProps & Marque
         SelectionManager.DeselectAll();
         selected.forEach(d => this.props.removeDocument?.(d));
         const newCollection = DocUtils.pileup(selected, this.Bounds.left + this.Bounds.width / 2, this.Bounds.top + this.Bounds.height / 2);
-        this.props.addDocument?.(newCollection!);
-        this.props.selectDocuments([newCollection!]);
+        this.props.addDocument?.(newCollection);
+        this.props.selectDocuments([newCollection]);
         MarqueeOptionsMenu.Instance.fadeOut(true);
         this.hideMarquee();
     }