>>>Grids appear to be the only control which changes the alias automaticly and unexpectedly. Has anyone else found a trick or workaround to this problem besides those who have already responded?
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>>No, and as they all have explicitly stated, there isn't one.
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>How about putting grid in the container with transparent shape above it? Not sure it would help, but perhaps worth a quick try...

I think it's more likely a design or concept problem. There are many apps out there that work with a grid on a page, so it must be something more fundamentally wrong.