• Ignore locked objects. Clicking or dragging a selection box skips locked artwork, so I can see exactly what’s editable.
• Allow selection of locked objects. I can click a specific locked object and choose Unlock. The object stays protected from edits until I unlock it.

Right now, Select → Options → Allow Locked Objects makes it easy to pick an object to unlock, but it also brings locked artwork into my everyday selections. That makes it harder to tell at a glance which objects I can edit.

Could we have either a keyboard modifier I can hold while clicking to temporarily target a locked object, or two radio options in the canvas context menu so I can quickly switch between Ignore Locked Objects and Allow Locked Object Selection?

My preference is the modifier. I could hold it, click the one object I want to unlock, then release it and go straight back to working with unlocked artwork.

Earlier discussion about adding Unlock to the context menu