"V1nc3nt" wrote in message
"~greg" <g_m@(remove)comcast.net> wrote in message newbie question –
It seems the default action for
Transform > Scale is free-form,
(i.e., -x & y independently),
while holding down the shift key
restricts it to symmetrical.
Is there any way to reverse this –
making the unshifted use symmetrical
and the shifted use free-form?
~Greg.
No, don’t think so, but why would you???
A couple of reasons.
One is I got used to an old program – called ‘Micrographx’ – that did it that way. And I’m just now learning Photoshop.
But also, since you asked,
I do things in a somewhat unusual way.
I use a wacom tablet – for position info
– with the stylus tip function set to ‘none’.
That’s in the right-hand.
In my left hand I simultaneously use
a regular mouse, with the ball
removed (or laser covered up)
– just for the buttons and wheel.
(-someone referred to this as ‘multitasking’).
For general computer use it makes
for a very pleasant magic-like experience,
as the stylus never has to touch the tablet.
And for graphics it’s potentially more precise
–since the stylus isn’t constantly being caught
and released in little micro-jerks by the tablet.
But there are two problems with it,
in Photoshop.
One is that some of the brushes read stylus
pressure on the tablet, -and for these I have
to do both, – use the mouse buttons, – and also
apply pressure on the tablet.
And the 2nd problem is that it’s a little awkward
– with the mouse in the left hand – when the
keyboard has to be used for shift,alt,ctrl modifiers.
So I’d prefer the most common mouse functions
be un-modified.
(However, I don’t really expecting any sympathy
about this. 🙂
~greg.