Well, right. I meant that to be more illustrative than literal.
That’s what other tools do, and what I think GIMP should do: provide a shortcut for the basics (circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, etc.). If you want to draw a tree, that’s on you. Put a box around a thing? It should help you.
After thinking about it I don't disagree, and can only offer a data point that I don't think I've ever personally needed such a tool, even as a Gimp noob.
That’s what other tools do, and what I think GIMP should do: provide a shortcut for the basics (circle, oval, square, rectangle, triangle, etc.). If you want to draw a tree, that’s on you. Put a box around a thing? It should help you.