I don't know if this is a bug that IA can fix or not, but when the property "Pointer-Events : none" is applied to a component, it can no longer be clicked on in the designer - you have to locate it in the project browser or use the click-drag/highlight area to select it.
I want operators to be able to click through the component in a session, but I would still like to be able to select the component within the designer.
As a workaround I've created a custom prop at the root level for the view to toggle the pointer events property between null ("") and none.