proportions locking wrong

[vjah]

We are in InDesign CS2 and there are two people experienceing a problem which I have seen on their computers and couldn't fix. I can't reproduce it on mine though...

When Direct Selecting a placed image inside a box the proportions somehow become fixed unporportionally. Chain link on or off, any adjustment to the proportions pallet/menu results in a proportional change in the other X/Y entry. I can drag the image proportions and they change, but enter any number in the menu and the other number changes, but not to equal values as if they were linked.

This would be a good thing if i could do it on purpose and turn it off when I don't want it! What are we all missing?!
Thanks!
New User DC

[PrintDriver]

You using Tiger by any chance?
Are you fully updated?

Have you tried dumping the preference file for InDCS2?

[Jam]

Don't panic - are the images rotated in any way.
I have found that if an image is rotated it wont allow you to numerically change the image's proportions properly.
Take the image back to its original 'placed' position and start again.

[vjah]

Thanks Jam...

that's it! rotation... I am trying to think through why it works that way... there must be a poitive reason for it. I guess it's good to be able to lock in a proportion, but there wasn't much warning and I found nothing in the HELP files...

Thanks Again!
-DC

[PrintDriver]

I cannot duplicate this problem.
Image rotated in box. Image box rotated. Or image and box rotated.

[vjah]

If you can't duplicate it, maybe that means it's a preference.

Image rotated, not box.

Have to set the proportions off (ie: 100% wide x 80% high) and THEN rotate the image.
Then try to change the prportions and they both change together unless you direct select and drag the image boundaries.

I hope this doesn't work for you, it means there is a fix.
DC

[urstwile]

Wow, that's weird. I got it to not to work on my end also, so I guess you have the fix.

It also changed the shear angle on my end, even though I didn't specify any shear, just rotation. Wacky!

[PrintDriver]

Nope. Still can't do it.
Made box.
Placed image in box.
Changed aspect ratio to 80% width of placed image.
Rotated image in box
Scaled image only with chain linked. Ok. Both numbers stay in scale
Scaled one dimension, image only, with chain unlinked. Only that one dimension changed.

I'm trying to remember for you which pref I did change in CS2. I know I had to do something so the numbers wouldn't always revert to 100% and I believe it was in the tip arrow in the Control Panel. Scale in InD is a PITA! InD2.0 (not CS2) is the worst of the lot.

[urstwile]

PD,

I just think that InDy knows better than to try to mess with ya! :)

[Jam]

Hi Guys,

I am not sure how it works either - it seems to be a glitch and could be down to the type of image or what ever but every now and again, if you have previously rotated the image and then go back to it the problem presents its self.

I know how to fix it but can't replicate it - weird!!

[PrintDriver]

LOL @ Urstwhile.
Yeah, I wish.
}8]

[urstwile]

PD,

I swear I sometimes seem to have that effect on people's software and computer problems. Just assumed it would work that way for you too. :rolleyes: