Note selection difference in selection- and percussive mode

When in draw mode entering midi notes, if using
a) in selection mode
the actually single note inserted note will be selected, at least per default
b) in percussive mode
all inserted notes will get selected consecutively, hence later applied “action” will apply to all notes inserted

I checked older ardour versions, and it’s been like that in them too.
What is the reason for it?
(the different behaviour confuses me a bit, i always apply actions to more notes than i want to, as not used to the percussive-mode behaviour, and understanding why it is like that might reduce my confusion. A drummer is needed :slight_smile: ).

thanks.