Well I'll be darned! Thanks for the info Mats! I never would have thought of that.... not the most convenient way to work (opening and closing the Info box) but faster than using Effects>Orientation>Scale I would think.

I just received a reply from Corel about this. They told me to install the newest patch (even though this problem isn't listed in their technical issues that were addressed with the patch) and if that doesn't work then reinstall the software.

By now I'm used to having to deal with one abnormality per Painter release. Version 9 was having the program periodically crash when using selections.

Like every relationship, it requires a certain amount of sacrifice.

Mike