Can't deactivate lightbox in smart list – feature or bug?

Hello –

When using Smart List, I am not able to deactivate the lightbox. I have “GENERAL MODAL IMAGE” deactivated in the theme panel, and the individual images each have the lightbox turned off (although for some of them, it is not even possible to change the individual lightbox setting).

I see others have had this problem, but the only “solution” is to deactivate the pointer event with css:

.tdb_smart_list_4 .tdb-slide-smart-list-figure img
{pointer-events: none;
}
Thread: Can’t Deactivate Lightbox in Smart List

Unfortunately, the CSS is only a partial solution. The lightbox continues to load and is conflicting with another plugin I need to use. Does anyone have a solution for this? If it’s a bug, can it be added to the list of bugs to be addressed in a future release?

Thank you,
Joe