Ability to select one object by tapping when in "Select with a polygon" or "Select with a region"

[Excigma]

Xournal++ has this feature where, even if if you're in their equivalent of "Select With a Rectangle" or "Select With a Polygon" mode, if you tap (without dragging) on a stroke or image, it will select it like a 'one-shot' "Select One by One" mode.

This makes using a stylus more much ergonomic, as you will be able to select long lines or large images easily in "Select With a Polygon" or "Select With a Rectangle" mode, especially if there are foreground strokes that you do not want to select. Basically the benefits of "Select One by One", but more easily accessible.

I've done a poor attempt of showing it from a screen recording, a video showing the stylus input would have been more appropriate.

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
No

Describe the solution you'd like
Tapping on a stroke or image whilst in "Select With a Polygon" or "Select With a Rectangle" mode will act like a one-shot "Select One by One".

Exact implementation may differ, but personally, I would prefer it to allow only one item to be selected. That is, if multiple strokes/images are tapped, the previous selection is cleared. This is subjective though, some people may prefer it to work like "Select One by One"

Describe alternatives you've considered
I suppose "Select Intersecting Path" is a possible trade off. I still see myself using "Select With a Polygon" as I wouldn't miss small dashes

Additional context

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[flxzt]

Are you aware of the one-by-one selection mode that already exists - you can select it in the sidebar below "rectangle" / "polygon" mode. It sounds like it is exactly what you're looking for.

[Excigma]

Yup - this would make it easier to select images without needing to switch between the modes though (I have a flip laptop and palm rejection is a little finicky, touchscreen input is ignored when the pen is close to the screen, which makes tapping to change tools often a bit difficult as the touch is sometimes ignored).

The idea of this is so that you can stay in "Select with a polygon" or "Select with a region" mode. Dragging would carry out the normal mode, but tapping on items would act like "Select One by One" and will select the item you tapped on instead