diff --git a/example_scenes.py b/example_scenes.py
index b57fb76a..bf817fed 100644
--- a/example_scenes.py
+++ b/example_scenes.py
@@ -681,6 +681,8 @@ class InteractiveDevelopment(Scene):
 
 
 class ControlsExample(Scene):
+    drag_to_pan = False
+
     def setup(self):
         self.textbox = Textbox()
         self.checkbox = Checkbox()
diff --git a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
index 321518be..19f758fd 100644
--- a/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
+++ b/manimlib/mobject/mobject.py
@@ -1319,11 +1319,9 @@ class Mobject(object):
         for mob in self.get_family(recurse):
             data = mob.data if mob.has_points() > 0 else mob._data_defaults
             if color is not None:
-                if isinstance(color, list):
-                    rgbs = np.array(list(map(color_to_rgb, color)))
+                rgbs = np.array(list(map(color_to_rgb, listify(color))))
+                if 1 < len(rgbs) < len(data):
                     rgbs = resize_with_interpolation(rgbs, len(data))
-                else:
-                    rgbs = color_to_rgb(color)
                 data[name][:, :3] = rgbs
             if opacity is not None:
                 if isinstance(opacity, list):
diff --git a/manimlib/scene/scene.py b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
index a17cd760..2ebf1dec 100644
--- a/manimlib/scene/scene.py
+++ b/manimlib/scene/scene.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ class Scene(object):
     random_seed: int = 0
     pan_sensitivity: float = 0.5
     scroll_sensitivity: float = 20
+    drag_to_pan: bool = True
     max_num_saved_states: int = 50
     default_camera_config: dict = dict()
     default_window_config: dict = dict()
@@ -831,7 +832,8 @@ class Scene(object):
         modifiers: int
     ) -> None:
         self.mouse_drag_point.move_to(point)
-        self.frame.shift(-d_point)
+        if self.drag_to_pan:
+            self.frame.shift(-d_point)
 
         event_data = {"point": point, "d_point": d_point, "buttons": buttons, "modifiers": modifiers}
         propagate_event = EVENT_DISPATCHER.dispatch(EventType.MouseDragEvent, **event_data)