@John, 'fraid you have.

In your case, you have Smart transform (ST) set Off.

It is not obvious to many how to determine ST's state.

  1. It has a toggle shortcut key - 7. This has not obvious indicator anywhere.
  2. If you are diligent, you can find a right-click on the Lock aspect ratio icon.

Your other detail is not quite right.
A click on the image toggles the Rotate/Skew handles.
Your "crop mode" is a move from the Selector tool to the Photo tool and its Clip mode and requires a double-click.
Unfortunately, another double-click is not a toggle, it open your chosen Photo Editing > Bitmap editor.

Other right-click actions on the application furniture are a day's discovery and joy.

Acorn