Constrain-Drag in Piano Roll?

Before I send this one in as a feature-request, I wanted to make sure it wasn't an already-implemented feature which I just hadn't figured out yet:
When dragging a selection in the Piano Roll (aka Matrix) view, is there any way (presumably via a modifier key) to restrict the move to ONLY vertical (or ONLY horizontal)?
In many apps, this happens when you Shift-Drag a selection. In FinalCut, for instance, when you drag a clip from one track to another, holding the Shift key keeps that selection at the exact same spot along the Timeline. This is what I often want when moving a selection in the Piano Roll -- to change the notes in that particular MIDI track, but keep them in the exact same spot relative to all the other tracks.
Is there any "official" way to do this Logic -- other than simply by eye, which is how I do it now?
Thanks,
John Bertram
Toronto

Another useful nugget -- thank you.
I also just discovered that when the "constrain" preference is left on (making it the default), clicking Shift once as you describe turns OFF the vertical/horizontal constraint just for that one particular move.
Very cool!
John Bertram
Toronto

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