There are two more ways selecting multiple objects that would be super useful:

1. AutoCAD does it this way. If you click with the left mouse button and drag to
the right the selection box is solid and only objects that are completely inside
are selected (this is what OOo does be default). If you click left mouse button
and drag to the left the selection box is dotted and all objects inside or
partly inside are selected.

2. Polygon selection (also from AutoCAD). It ability to select a set of objects
by drawing a polygon around them.

Suggestion is to make the selector icon (arrow icon on the left) be a tear off
like most of the other draw tools. The options would be the current arrow icon
(current functionality), an arrow with a dotted line around it for #1 above, a
small arrow with a solid lined polygon in the background for #2 above, and a
small arrow with a dotted lined polygon in the background for #2 above but
selecting objects inside and partly inside.

thanks,
Sep