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• I "Import as control" an image

• I resize by dragging a corner (with shift to maintain aspect ratio)

• I group the image

• It resizes itself to the original size

Can someone explain pls? Example minimal stack attached.

Lock the image before you group it.

Ah, I thought of that but did not try as it says "lock size and position". I need to move it around. Tried now and it works.

So its position is still locked when I edit group, but i can move the group around.

All makes sense. Thank you Richmond.

I have always found that I must lock a newly imported image after I resize it to the rect I need. If not, it will revert to the card rect.

Craig

From the beginning (Metacard 1999) I have asked myself why on earth is this neccessary?
If I scale an image (or a video) I want to leave it scaled all the time until I make up my mind...

It is extremely inconvenient.

To be honest, to avoid surprises, I tend to resize an image to the size I need, import
a snapshot of the image, and then delete the original image.

kaveh1000 wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 10, 2021 2:41 pm

So its position is still locked when I edit group, but i can move the group around.

You can also move a locked control with the arrow keys on the keyboard. Only dragging with the mouse is prohibited. It prevents accidental repositioning when working with other nearby controls.

Good to know. Thanks Jacqueline and others.