They can claim it was intentional all they want but those of us that have been around here for years know how things have worked without issue for many tax seasons.

My guess is they screwed up, again, and this is a nice way to cover it.  Give it a week or two and then they will tell us "as a result of customer feedback received and our longstanding  commitment to be responsive to the concerns of our customers, ProSeries is proud to announce charitable contributions in total can now be entered directly on line 11 without having to use the smart worksheet."