Actually I got three questions. 

1. How could I turn marquee selections called marching ants into any
preset brush strokes in PSP8?

2. Also, I understand that most vector programs as well as vector
features of paint programs are limited in scope, are there any PSP8
script files that could automate rectangular and polar/circular
arrays? These are pretty basic features on most CAD programs, and
you'd think that CorelDraw, Illustrator, Freehand had them 10 versions
later, but no. The command flow on a CAD program's first version goes
something like this: Select the object/s you want to make an array of,
then invoke the Array command, or vise versa. A dialog box comes up
and asks you to specify the number of items, horizontal and vertical
distance between items if it's rectangular, amount of rotation in
degrees if it's circular, clockwise/counterclockwise, rotate (or not)
items as they are arrayed, etc.

3. Are there any shortcut keys in copying objects other than copying
and pasting? Such as dragging/moving an object while pressing a key
duplicates the object; duplicates a rotated object at the rotated
area; duplicates a scaled object?

Any comment is appreciated.

If I understand your questions properly.....
"TryingArt" <thomgarc@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Actually I got three questions.
>

> 1. How could I turn marquee selections called marching ants into any
> preset brush strokes in PSP8?

To create a brush tip from a selection- fill th selection with black or
a grayscale pattern, crop to selection, and choose File> Export>Custom Brush
The "blackness" controls the opacity of later brush strokes using the tip.


>
> 2. Also, I understand that most vector programs as well as vector
> features of paint programs are limited in scope, are there any PSP8
> script files that could automate rectangular and polar/circular
> arrays? These are pretty basic features on most CAD programs, and
> you'd think that CorelDraw, Illustrator, Freehand had them 10 versions
> later, but no. The command flow on a CAD program's first version goes
> something like this: Select the object/s you want to make an array of,
> then invoke the Array command, or vise versa. A dialog box comes up
> and asks you to specify the number of items, horizontal and vertical
> distance between items if it's rectangular, amount of rotation in
> degrees if it's circular, clockwise/counterclockwise, rotate (or not)
> items as they are arrayed, etc.

Not built in, but you can build your own using the script tool in
interactive mode.
>
> 3. Are there any shortcut keys in copying objects other than copying
> and pasting? Such as dragging/moving an object while pressing a key
> duplicates the object; duplicates a rotated object at the rotated
> area; duplicates a scaled object?
>
Go to the Keyboard Map Help> Keyboard Map.   Look under all commands.
If you don't find what you want there, you may be able to program your own
via Customize.



> Any comment is appreciated.
>