XX5 freehand tool doesn't deselect by default...

[kinetica]

There are lots of default values I don't like from the dpi of bitmap copy to line width of the pen tool c la vie

I'm with you there. But my attitude is, why not give the user the freedom to change them? The "Options" dialog has hardly changed a bit in years.

By the way, you can change the default line width, just as you can change the default line colour, fill colour etc. My default line width is 0.75px, default fill is pale yellow, default outline is red. Just set it in your default template and voilà.