The problem is that Cakewalk has policy against customization, as you've said earlier. There is no options for Tools. I believe that nobody even review such requests (there were plenty of them), because they contradict this policy. So without admitting that this policy is wrong and flawed, there is nothing can be changed.

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The problem is that Cakewalk has policy against customization, as you've said earlier. There is no options for Tools. I believe that nobody even review such requests (there were plenty of them), because they contradict this policy. So without admitting that this policy is wrong and flawed, there is nothing can be changed.

I still think you should make a feature request that the default key assignments be made as you suggest. Again assuming I understand everything correctly, you aren't removing any functionality, just adding functionality. You're not necessarily asking for the ability for every user to set up their own key commands, you're asking for an expanded set of key commands. Yes?

I've already voted for this:
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Custom-Smart-Tool-m3213535.aspx
http://forum.cakewalk.com/Custom-draw-tool-mappings-m3228674.aspx
And there are really huge amount of other threads concerning Tools issues.
Another feature request won't change anything.
All this requests and concerns are never officially commented.
There are different features needed by different people, so it may seem that every particular issue has not much attention, but in sum there are many active users that desire Tools improvements, I believe.