Different behaviors in scaling objects and groups

[Trystero]

I find very clumsy the way to scale objects and groups proportionally, dragging the angle dots.

Because the two cases are very different.

 

PROPORTIONAL

To scale an object proportionally you must press Shift.

To scale an object proportionally and relatively to its center you must press Shift + cmd

 

To scale a group proportionally you must press nothing, dragging the angle dots is sufficient.

To scale a group proportionally and relatively to its center you must press cmd

 

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FREE

To scale an object freely you must press nothing

To scale an object freely and relatively to its center you must press cmd

 

To scale a group freely you must press Shift

To scale a group freely and relatively to its center you must press Shift + cmd

 

I think it's absolutely confusing and not coherent.

 

[R C-R]

As has been mentioned in several other topics, there is a preference setting that allows you to choose the behavior you like best. See for example this recent reply by Alfred, or this one by MEB for the details.

[Trystero]

Thank you!

Strangely, the standard "automatic" setting is inconsistent and difficult to use.

And the other two options (both good) are not easy to understand simply reading the titles.

[R C-R]

Strangely, the standard "automatic" setting is inconsistent and difficult to use.

 

As MEB mentioned, the 'automatic' option eliminates the need to press Shift when scaling things proportionally that have an intrinsic aspect ratio, like text, placed images, pixel layers, & groups, or to press it when scaling things non-proportionally that do not have any intrinsic aspect ratio, like vector objects & shapes.

 

So in that sense it is consistent. Since it is more likely that things with an intrinsic aspect ratio will be scaled proportionally, & things that do not won't be, it can save a little time once you understand that.