Fix the pathetic rounded-rectangle tool.

Ugh, why do we waste our time?
I made a rounded rectangle with the rounded-rectangle tool.  Then, as often happens, I needed to change the corner radius.  Of course the "help" was useless, so a Web search revealed that YOU CAN'T CHANGE THE RADIUS.
Can I get a WTF here?
Oh, but then I read that there's an alternate way to create a rounded rectangle, which is to draw a regular rectangle and then apply a rounded-rectangle "effect" to it.
Dare I ask the question that should be obvious to even the most computer-illiterate imbecile in the audience:  Why didn't the rounded-rectangle tool do this in the first place?

Anyone being harsh on Corel Draw hasn't compared it to Illustrator.  Illustrator's useless selection mode alone is a deal-breaker: http://www.flickr.com/photos/forensicpics/1800773495/in/set-72157600304785497

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