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Autoplace fields should work every time when mouse is over symbol's bbox

Description

Apply "Autoplace fields" when mouse is over symbol any time. Symbol fields should be ignored (seen through towards symbols). It is hard to use autoplace when field is over symbol (during initial placement, for instance. Hotkey "O" is assigned as "Autoplace fields" here:

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Steps to reproduce

  1. Hit "Autoplace fields" hotkey over a symbol, having big field text over it

KiCad Version

Application: KiCad Schematic Editor (64-bit)

Version: (6.99.0-1777-g484fabf336), release build

Libraries:
	wxWidgets 3.1.5
	FreeType 2.11.1
	HarfBuzz 3.2.0
	FontConfig 2.14.0
	libcurl/7.82.0-DEV Schannel zlib/1.2.12

Platform: Windows 10 (build 19044), 64-bit edition, 64 bit, Little endian, wxMSW

Build Info:
	Date: May  1 2022 08:09:05
	wxWidgets: 3.1.5 (wchar_t,wx containers)
	Boost: 1.79.0
	OCC: 7.6.0
	Curl: 7.82.0-DEV
	ngspice: 36
	Compiler: Visual C++ 1929 without C++ ABI

Build settings:
	KICAD_USE_OCC=ON
	KICAD_SPICE=ON
Edited by WhiteChairFromIkea