Issue every time i enter illustrator - selection tool becomes direct selection, type becomes line

[stevesy]

Every single time i enter illustrato, even after making this change every time it opens, it defaults to a wacky toolbar setting i dont understand.  talking about my main toolbar on the left.

though i never change it to this setting, it seems that every time i close and re-enter the program:

my selection tool defaults to "direct selection tool" 

and my type tool defaults to "line segment tool"

I almost never use direct selection tool or line segment tool, but use selection tool and type tool every time i open the application, which is constantly.  for over a year i've put off this ask, because it's a lot of labor to expend for what only takes me 30 secodns each time, but now im adding up my 30 seconds and realizing its a lot.  help!

thanks!

steve

using most recent updated version of CC of course.

[Ton Frederiks · Accepted solution]

Did you try to reset the Toolbar?

Click the 3 dots at the bottom of the toolbar and choose Reset from the flyout menu.

[stevesy]

Gangster !  that worked to re-categorize all the tools.  lemme enter and exit the program a few times to see if that other issue is resolved too.

thanks!

[stevesy]

appears to have worked!  thanks Ton_Frederiks

-Stephen Carpineta

[Ton Frederiks]

Glad I could help!

[stevesy]

and now that i look around, it seems the issue is even deeper than my initial thought:

looks like line segment and type shouldnt be in the same subgroup?  but they are?

[stevesy]

Thanks again, Tom.

-Steve Carpineta