Difficult to select invisible elements

Try to right click them; if it's the same issue I'm having then you'll struggle even more with right click. In fact, those specific elements that you struggle to left click, if you right click them, they'll (if it's the same issue) immediately deselect themselves and trigger a fairly long period of time where you cannot left click them AT ALL.

This is something I have also observed with MS4 (never in the times before 4). A few more details:
1. It helps to make the picture larger (Command + on Mac).
2. The first click usually works. If trying to select a second element the software usually selects the entire bar rather than the single thing I wanted. I have to do something to the screen, like Command +, command 0 or just shift it around with click-hold-drag. Then it will pick up one more invisible element.

Yep, I've had the same issue.

And you kind of need the invisible elements sometimes, like when managing the sound of a ritardando or accelerando section.