Resizing graphics frames that have stroke/keylines

When I resize a graphic frame (with a placed image in it) that has a stroke/keyline, the stroke changes weight and I have to reapply the Object Style which sets the weight. How can I keep the same weight when I resize?
Also is there a way of changing the default behaviour of SHIFT+Resize box with mouse so that it resizes the frame AND content rather than having to use the more cumbersome ALT+SHIFT+mouse resize? I do that far more often then just resizing the frame and keeping the ratio!

Scaling Stroke Issue: On the menu bar at the far right, select the flyout and you will see the option "Adjust Stroke Weight When Scaling" here you can deselect to turn off
Resizing Issue: For just one image, select image, Object > Fitting > Frame Fitting Options > Turn on Autofit and Desired Fitting Option
Resizing Issue: For multiple images, Object Styles > select stye(s) > Frame Fitting Options > Turn on Autofit and Desired Fitting Option

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I believe we've covered this issue thoroughly. There's nothing wrong with your intention, but there is something missing about the containership behavior of ID's anchored frames that works fine in FM.
I think it's a bug. Others may think it's a personal wish that isn't supported. My thinking is that ID's frame objects are already packed with smarts about content type and fitting abilities, that the developers simply overlooked providing the ability to add new objects freely into a frame that's already got content (like FM can.)
Apparently designers don't encounter this need anywhere nearly as often as those who author annotated documents in Word, FM, or other similar tools that permit working in the isolated environment of a frame - adding, removing, resizing, rearranging text objects and graphic objects at will - as if it were a blank page environment. So, there have been few reports of problems in this area.
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The whole arrangement requires painstaking attention no matter how it's constructed, so the fussiness of working with a table wouldn't seem to add something that might not be needed with a different method. Because tables can break across frames, you'd need to set all rows to keep together.
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AIM::
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OBSERVATION::
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tonygrocco wrote:
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Best wishes,
Tony
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HTH
Regards,
Peter
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