09-13-2022, 07:35 AM
Gimp on its own does not decide anything. Up to the user to make those decisions.
What it does do, by default, is remember the last used settings and each tool keeps its own settings.
Rectangular select in replace mode and if sometime in the past you set free-select in intersect mode or move in paths mode.
If you change back to replace mode for each, then these save when Gimp is closed.
If that does not happen then maybe something stuck in your Gimp user profile.
try: Edit -> Preferences -> Tool Options then Reset Saved Tool Options to Default Values
It is possible to set Gimp up so that the tool settings are fixed when Gimp first starts. There is a on/off toggle in Tool Options "Save tool options on exit"
What it does do, by default, is remember the last used settings and each tool keeps its own settings.
Rectangular select in replace mode and if sometime in the past you set free-select in intersect mode or move in paths mode.
If you change back to replace mode for each, then these save when Gimp is closed.
If that does not happen then maybe something stuck in your Gimp user profile.
try: Edit -> Preferences -> Tool Options then Reset Saved Tool Options to Default Values
It is possible to set Gimp up so that the tool settings are fixed when Gimp first starts. There is a on/off toggle in Tool Options "Save tool options on exit"