It's not being worked on like it used to be, little changes are added here and there, fixes etc.
2) I even created a new blank game just to check this. Whenever you add items to an inserted combobox, when it comes to the user clicking on the box wanting to select an item, It just closes as soon as you click it. It's got in the way of my game and wasted 5-8 hours of my time figuring this out.
Windows controls are glitchy, considering windows can have a bunch of different versions, service packs etc, your fault for wasting 5-8 hours figuring that out. to use construct classic you need to learn its quirks, what you can and can't do, etc. like any other piece of software.
Programming, even though its with events, will mean you'll run into problems and things that you'll need to deal with and learn about on your own. Guaranteed not every feature a real language claims to offer will work as you please, the same goes with CC. be glad its free and as fully featured as it is. A ton of people go on using it just fine even though it has a few odd bugs with some of the less useful features.