Holding Shift Key to Proportionally Scale an Object?

[gotanidea]

To proportionally scale an object or to keep the object aspect ratio when scaling, we can hold the Alt key in Affinity Publisher.

Could we change the modifier key to Shift?

[bbrother]

I don't know where you get the idea that ALT is used to proportionally scale an object or maintain the object's proportions while scaling.

The defaults in APub are (Windows):

• SHIFT-drag from a corner handle for Resize vector objects, maintaining aspect ratio. 
• CTRL-drag from a corner handle for Resize an object from its center.  

Placed images (images layers) are treated differently. By default their aspect ratio is maintained when resizing and you need to use SHIFT-drag from corner handle to make the opposite (resize without maintaining aspect ratio).

[carl123]

1 hour ago, gotanidea said:

we can hold the Alt key in Affinity Publisher

All the ALT key does is disable snapping

 

15 minutes ago, bbrother said:

Placed images (images layers) are treated differently. By default their aspect ratio is maintained when resizing and you need to use SHIFT-drag from corner handle to make the opposite (resize without maintaining aspect ratio).

But if you drag from a middle handle then SHIFT-drag works in reverse for placed images

There may be a good reason for this (that I don't understand) but it does get a bit confusing at times when working with placed images

[gotanidea]

1 hour ago, bbrother said:

I don't know where you get the idea that ALT is used to proportionally scale an object or maintain the object's proportions while scaling.

The defaults in APub are (Windows):

• SHIFT-drag from a corner handle for Resize vector objects, maintaining aspect ratio. 
• CTRL-drag from a corner handle for Resize an object from its center.  

Placed images (images layers) are treated differently. By default their aspect ratio is maintained when resizing and you need to use SHIFT-drag from corner handle to make the opposite (resize without maintaining aspect ratio).

I must've been drunk when I was scaling the objects. Could we change the Ctrl-drag to Alt-drag, for resizing an object from its center?

[bbrother]

43 minutes ago, carl123 said:

But if you drag from a middle handle then SHIFT-drag works in reverse for placed images

If you use SHIFT-drag from middle handle to scale it locks the aspect ratio but in relation to the oposite side center. 

 

16 minutes ago, gotanidea said:

Could we change the Ctrl-drag to Alt-drag, for resizing an object from its center?

It is not possible. This is the predefined (by the app) modifier key for this particular operation. It cannot be changed by the user to anything other like ALT.

[gotanidea]

2 hours ago, bbrother said:

It is not possible. This is the predefined (by the app) modifier key for this particular operation. It cannot be changed by the user to anything other like ALT.

I'm going to make a request for it.