Object Resizes diagonally and not squared

[Rango]

I may be answering my own question here, but with a google sketchup window, and then a FF3D table, when resizing, either will squish up diagonally.

I have tried adjusting depth, but that didn't seem to work.

Now, this happened when I put the objects - window and table - against a wall that was at an angle.

Do I just need to play with the depth and width settings until I get it right, or do angles - walls at 5 degrees, 10 degrees, and so on - make objects act abnormally?

thank you.

[jamesw]

If you want to scale something unequally, you need to start with the object in its standard orientation, i.e., not tilted or spun around. Select the object, click the R button next to the Tilt throttle, then click the curved arrow button next to the Spin throttle.