Set image canvas size aspect ratio

[rjhuber]

Is there a way to set the aspect ratio default in the set image canvas size? Everywhere I read says that it should default to linked. Mine does not.

Also, if I reopen the dialog box again after clicking resize, it does not retain the linked status.

[rich2005]

The Gimp docs are a bit ambiguous as to the initial state of the Canvas Size dialogue.
https://docs.gimp.org/2.10/en/gimp-image-resize.html
The image does show it broken and the text later refers to If you break the Chain by clicking on it, you can set Width and Height separately. which might imply it is linked by default.

Historically, link broken is the default, both Gimp 2.8 and Gimp 2.10 No way I can see of making "link joined" the default.

There are other ways of re-sizing the canvas, the crop tool with "Allow Growing" enabled. The Crop tool has aspect ratio option. Followed by Layer -> Layer to Image size. Two operations rather than one. Easier to join the link in the Canvas Size dialogue.

[rjhuber]

Thanks for the reply rich2005