single row/column marquee tool.

[fperry]

I have used PS7 for many years but have never found a practical use for the single row/column marquee tool,am i missing something? could someone enlighten me as to practical uses.

 

[JoeD]

Some examples of when to use it;

http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/mouse/mouse2.htm
http://www.webthang.co.uk/tuts/tuts_pshop/simon2/simon2_2.asp
http://www.eyesondesign.net/pshop/segpipes/segpipes.htm
http://www.deeesignaid.de/st/st2.html

It's most known for effects like these:

 

[Tron]

Used quite a lot in interface daeisgn, single pixel selection on a new layer with a stroke appied can give a great effect. On nav bars esspecially.

 

[theKeeper]

Personally i think those specific selection tools have just 'lingered' throughout the evolution of PS. I myself have never used them, not that that should mean much... but i do feel they're very specific in their purpose/function. The average user won't find much use for them.

Dragging out a canvas wide 1px high selection manually takes much less time then setting up the options for the column selection marquees.

This is a very good question/observation, and not one that's addressed usually.

Good 'exploration' fperry.

PS: i prefer using Paths for iFace designs Rick. Much more practical. But using Paths for the effect you've described would be cumbersome.

 

[fperry]

Thank you all for your prompt replies,yes I was missing something was'nt I. I can now see lots of potential,I will play.and thanks Joe for the tutorial links,amazing this PS,---just when you think you have mastered it-------

 

[Welles]

I use the one pixel marquee several time a year when I'm creating a screen image and the anti-aliasing at the edge is ragged for whatever reason. Usually this means there is a partial fringe of white. A one pixel selection can be blurred (using all layers) and create a good anti-alias result. It can be moved one pixel in, copied to a new layer and moved one pixel out to hide the 'fringe'. It can be expanded by a pixel or two if the issue requires.

This was particularly useful when using the Classic Frames plugin from Human Software. The frames were great fun but always left a one pixel wide fringe on two sides of the resulting image.

 

[fperry]

Thanks Welles,a very simple solution to a anoying problem---see,we are dragging out lots of uses,keep it up everybody.
I had a play with this tool,you can do "art" with it LOL

one pixel selection from garden photo,transform,scale/distort

 

[sPECtre]

Very creative use, fperry! one could even create a challenge whose rule would be to use the single marquee tool.

My take: codebarred text

 

[fperry]

I love your barcode

I think your idea of a competition is great,come up with some rules and see if we get any takers

 

[Welles]

I love your barcode

I think your idea of a competition is great,come up with some rules and see if we get any takers

It is a good idea, fperry, fun too! Why don't you post it on the Photoshop Campfire forum. You could link this thread as the stimulus and post an example to get things started. I'll play!

The simplest rule would just be that the objective is to use the Single Pixel Marquee tools.