Duplicating an action on second object from it´s own center

Question

I can't find a way to do this
I often need to repeat an action, such as resize an object proportionally from center (using alt+shift) or rotating for example. I get same object resized or rotated in same place and maintaining it´s center.
But when i repeat the action with control or command D on second object, it does not respect it´s center, while it seems to do it from first object´s center, so it moves.
Is there a way to set the center point for repeat or duplicate?
Thanks guys.

Answer 1

LOL, but I still feel that you didn't follow my instructions as intended.
Try exactly this :
1. with an object selected, press R , click and drag anywhere on the screen to rotate freely the object.
2. hold Ctrl key down to switch temporarily to a selection tool and select another object. After that release the Ctrl key to get back to the Rotate tool.
3. Press Enter twice.
Now compare:
In step 1 using the bounding box, first you have to move  the mouse around corners of the bounding box, wait until the rotate indicator appears, click on it and drag away from the corners to increase precision when rotating. For me in this step using the bounding box is much more difficult than the rotate tool. Did you try that?
In step 2 using the bounding box, you do the same mouse movements except that you are not holding the Ctrl key. For me this step is slightly easier with the bounding box because you don't hold the Ctrl key
In step 3 using the bounding box you press Ctrl + D. For me in this step pressing Enter twice is slightly easier than pressing Ctrl + D which may require sending a look to the keyboard.
That's it, there is no such thing as ... humm enter percentage
that's my point