Aspect ratio lock / gradient tool / brush / doesn't remember status

hello,
why do i always have to tell the aspect ratio lock 1023429384 times to lock itself until it remembers it's status?
it's the same with the brush or gradient tool. it remembers only it's previous status which is kind of total nonsense and annoying.
what am i doing wrong?
thank you!
geerd

Frustrating isn't the word.
I reported this through a previous post (much the same as you are experiencing).
crop not keeping to ratio
It was ok in LR3 and is ok in LR5 (I think)
so they have fixed the bug, but where does that leave the LR4.4 users ??
Upgrade to LR5 ?
Surely there should be a LR4.4 bug fix that can be downloaded instead of yet another purchase to upgrade.

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