Bug 398643

Recently the selection tool behavior changed.

Expected behavior: The selection tool is always the selection tool.

Actual behavior: The selection tool automatically turns into move selection tool when over an existing selection. The user is forced to hold down the modifier key of the respective selection mode (replace, Add, etc.) just to stop this automatic behavior.

This is a reversed logic: A tool changing into another tool on its own as we move it around, and having to hold down a key just to stop this and preserve the behavior we set it to. Moreover I have to hold a different key to preserve its behavior based on which mode I was in. This is confusing, inconsistent and counter-intuitive.

Suggestion: Changing into a move selection tool should be invoked by holding a modifier key instead. This is more predictable and consistent behavior for both the selection and the move selection tools.

Note: I understand the demand for an easy way to move selections, but automatically changing tools based on if the cursor is inside or outside the selection outline makes much less sense (esp. in case of complex selections) than changing them precisely when we want, and only if we want, via holding down a key.