Opening Compound clips with playhead in place

Hi all - FCPX convert here loving most apsects of the app.
Little issue - I would expect that if you douple click a compund clip it should open with the playhead at the point wher you double clicked to open it - or at least at the point where the playhead is in the Primary storyline. Aparently it doesn't - instead it remembers where you were last time you were inside the compound clip and you have to find the bit you ouble clicked on (if that maeks sense).
Is there anyway arrive inside a compound clip at the point where I i am in the primary storyline? It's a litte tedious having to refind my spot each time.

I find it annoying too!
Here's a little bit of weirdness for you...
Compound clips... they can only be expanded as far as the clip content length they contain. If you have a 15 sec clip trimmed to 10 seconds on the storyline -- make a compound clip of that -- then you can only expand the compound clip to 10 seconds and no further. [You can expand the original clip inside the compound, and dragging the compound trim out will reflect the new length (just for completeness)].
What does that mean?
Trim the compound clip from the end to your playhead (snapping on makes this easier). Open the compound clip. There is an out point marker where you trimmed the compound clip on the storyline level -- it's easy to see and right on target. You can do anything in the compound clip to all of the original media -- you are not limited by the out point play range -- if the original length of the compound is important, then just make sure you don't add any content (connected clips, etc.) that go beyond your existing media that's already contained in the compound.
Back on the storylline - drag the compound clip all the way out again.
If you don't want to go into a trimmed compound... trim the clip from the back to the playhead anyway. There is a black tag with two pieces of information:
1) the length of the media from the beginning of the clip to the trim and
2) the offset of the trim
type command - z to undo
In the compound:
you can use the length data to find your playhead point and inside the compound (which usually starts at 0:00) you can go straight to the time using the playhead clock (click directly on the clock or type Control - P and then type in the time you got from the trim operation - type Return or Enter.) That will place the playhead exactly where you need it.

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