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September 19, 2013

P: Doesn't constrain proportions when resizing from side handle while holding Shift key

  • September 19, 2013
  • 136 replies
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When using Free Transform, holding down Shift while dragging a corner rightly constrains the proportions of the shape while resizing. However, holding down Shift while dragging a side handle does nothing. It should continue to constrain the proportions as it does in Illustrator.

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136 replies

Inspiring
March 7, 2019
Hannah, these people are not professionals who have been using the Adobe Suites. These people are word users. Now your platforms are inconsistent. 
Inspiring
March 7, 2019
Me too! Looking for a toggle or something I had accidentally hit. I was hoping there was an easier fix than hacking the program.
Inspiring
March 6, 2019
Aargh, I thought changing the prefs was working, but tried again and it's not.
Inspiring
March 6, 2019
Hey everyone, try going to Photoshop prefs ==> Performance and checking Legacy Compositing.  This worked for me after I changed the prefs and restarted PS.  
Inspiring
March 1, 2019
That aspect is the thing that makes this an embarrassing mess. Seriously, WTF?
Inspiring
February 28, 2019
Yeah, I thought I would be used to it by now, but the fact that it works differently depending on what type of layer you're resizing is confusing. 
Plaid360
Participant
February 28, 2019
Just another inconsistency across the CC line. Much like the fact that in EVERY Adobe software Command H hides the application, but not in Illustrator. Dumb. People like me make a living with this software. Don't screw with 25 years in.
Inspiring
February 28, 2019
It makes better scenes if it was implemented initially & was across the board for all Adobe software like it was before. But it’s inconsistent and a shift from over 30 years of existence. You don’t change a steering wheel to a joy stick on a car and expect people to embrace it!
Plaid360
Participant
February 28, 2019
GENIUS! Works like a charm. But pros shouldn't have to hack a software that should have never been changed in the first place. Thanks for the hack.
Inspiring
February 28, 2019
This is infuriating. Shift to constrain proportions is muscle memory. Changing this feature for no reason is like rearranging the letters on the keyboard. You need to give us a tickbox to opt out of this pointless change so we can move through the creative suite without having an aneurysm.