Hi,
yes, scalechildren is false by default, and the children elements should be only scaled when it is true.
Btw - the scale,alpha,visible attributes itself aren't 'transfered' to any child element, the child element itself will become a part of the parent element, so it will be also affected by the settings from the parent, but the child will still have its own independent attributes.
Can you please show your test-case? (a minimized as possible please)
Normally this should work, but it's still possible that there is some hidden bug anywhere of course...
Best regards,
Klaus