Main idea behind this was to allow the player to position their cursor without forcing them to push a bunch of buttons, then start using their tool and let go of AS (the tool you selected continues to be used if you started using it then let go of the AS button - except smart cursor will be on). Having smart cursor on personally led to me breaking way more than intended, and having it toggle on/off by holding AS is in my eyes a convenient way to save pressing smart cursor every time while still affording you the same functionality.
With that in mind, would you say this system feels clunky to use compared to if smart cursor was just made accessible right out of the box? Would you say that auto select would benefit from additional changes besides this one (making it toggle-based like smart cursor)?