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Consistent behavior for (dis)proportionate scaling in Affinity Programs


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In Affinity applications, proportionate and disproportionate scaling behavior change based on if it's a shape, group, or type.

If it's a just a shape it's unconstrained by default and you need to hold shift down to scale it proportionally, 
If if it's a group or type it's constrained and proportionate by default and pressing shift make it un-constrained. 
I find it difficult to remember this inconsistency when working fast even after all these years (I am using all Affinity applications since their public beta)

I would like to know if there are reason and benefit from this kind of inconsistency that I am unaware of.

If there's no obvious benefit, could we please have a consistent behavior for scaling?
It could be constrained and proportionate by default for everything (shape, group, and type) and by holding shift it can be scaled disproportionately.
Or it could be reversed (like the Adobe programs) but consistent for every type of object/group.

Would like to hear your thoughts on this.

PS. I thought this topic must have been discussed but could not find anything relevant, so please forgive me if it's a repeat. 

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Whatever the reason for the default behavior, you can change it in Affinity Preferences, in the Tools section:

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-- Walt
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You're welcome, saikat.

-- Walt
Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases
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    Desktop:  Windows 11 Pro 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 

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@Jeremy Bohn I guess the assumption is, if you are scaling a shape you may want to have the freedom to scale it as you want (disproportionately) but I just can't get used to it.
After changing it to constrain by default makes it much better - only issue is text box... I wish I could freely move the the corner point freely with the constrain by default select. 

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