Comments hidden by default (as it used to be)

I find it odd that the comments pane on the right is only visible when the comment tool is active. Perhaps it could be a fourth option next to Design/Prototype/Inspect/Comments and not be tied to the tool being active.

That said, I have not thought through all the permutations of the UX of that, but it feels like an odd UX to me to have to see them by activating a tool.

(I added this comment originally by an accidental duplicate account by mistake)

I saw other topics like this, but no solutions.

i have ONE file where the comments won’t stay hidden. Every time I open the file there are comments everywhere! I can’t stand it anymore.

if I tell you to hide comments, I mean until I unhide them. This should persist.

anyone solved this? Am I not finding a setting?

i also am annoyed that if I tell a file not to show dimensions on objects, next time I open that file they are back!

this is basic UX stuff here!

that was part rant, part plea for help