X3e Take Lanes - how to configure so it doesn't auto split other clips

Right click the Global Record button. From there you should select any option apart from "Comping Mode"

Thanks for the replies.  After spending an evening reading, figuring things out, I think that this function (speed comping) although a good idea, for my workflow it's actually causing me to spend more time rather than less to edit clips.
Actually I rarely do 'true' comping, i.e., clip a note/word from different phrases/lines.  And when I do this, it's at most between two or three clips.  If I really need to patch a bunch of notes/words to comp a phrase, it never really work out for me (sounding natural and fluid),  for this situation I would re-track that line/phrase.
 
What I do most of the time is selecting between a bunch of short phrases (clips), phrases with some clear break point like a line of a verse or a guitar runs.  I also have bunch of alternative takes to see if something fits better.  For this, this implementation of comping doesn't fit.  It would auto split all my alternative takes and I have to 'heal' each clips.  Once a clip is trimmed, why not just discard the end bits, I have to lasso the bits and delete them manually as they cluttered up the view.
 
Maybe for future release this can be considered as 2 types of comping, first level is for selecting clip among many and a second level for going in to slice and dice (what it's designed to do now).
 

Sanderxpander
Why would you have to heal clips?

When I want to hear the clip in it entirety. After some comping a comped clip might not have the fluidity of a less than perfect take, but now all clips are clipped to bit.
Perhaps a good solution would be for you to be able to select the clips that you want to comp and leave the rest alone.

+1 to watching a tutorial on the comping feature. The comping mode is designed for full phrases, specifically where you can split at a zero-crossing (no audio, or where the envelope drops to zero). This also makes the crossfades between clips much more seamless. Although comping at other places is definitely possible, it is not the ideal use of comping's intent.
 
As mentioned above, it is important to watch the cursor's "look" when using the smart tool. There are hot spots at various places on the waveform, and the look of that cursor lets you know what mode it is in. It seems like you are unintentionally splitting clips. The hot spots for the comping tool are at this link: https://www.cakewalk.com/Documentation?product=SONAR%20X3&language=3&help=Tools.09.html
 
One of the quickest "down and dirty" tutorials (6 minutes), is here: https://youtu.be/TPi1BkBhEvE