Here we go again

[pepegota]

2019 is a mecurial program. Consistency is not there. I went to split and move an item on the sound track and could not move it to a different location. A icon with two vertical bars and two horizontal arrows appeared when I tried to move the clip. Later, I retuned to the program, a new, and now I got what I expected and was able to move the clip on the sound track. What's going opn here?

[lata]

The icon you describe seems to be the new Slip feature, view the icons below the preview screen to the right of the Undo/redo buttons.
Float the mouse for a tool tip.
If that is selected showing in blue then you have activated the Slip feature that moves the Mark-in / Mark-out points, the cut points
As you drag across the clip notice the white bar below the preview screen, should move to change the cut points.

[pepegota]

Thanks again.