So on the “It does not need to be the same as in SU topic”, again, I agree.
But if inference locking works well in SU, then inference locking should mean something similar in Layout, just because inference locking is a particular concept in itself, and then if what you get is not inference locking, then there must be something wrong.
In my other recent post Set Them Layout Lines Free - #4 by Odd_Haakon_Byberg, I feel that is also about consistency, and consistency empowers the user because you work faster when you intuitively understand the tools.