Hi Nigel,

> However I quite like the idea of a hotkey that when
> pressed stops other objects being selected but allows
> you to move. There's probably a simple script fix for this.

You could set up a shortcut key for the Move command to do this.

Then when you push that key it will trigger the Move command - that command allows you to move objects by picking a base point and a target point, and when you click the base point it does not do any of the "tweak enabling" selection processing that dragging does as described above.

- Michael