Photoshop brush size controller AutoHotKey script

Hi,
I've made a free utility for Photoshop (Windows-only) written with AutoHotKey that allows to adjust the brush size while drawing by pressing CTRL+right button and dragging the mouse to the left/right, in a way similar to Photoshop CS4. It also allows to change the opacity and flow values by moving the mouse up and down.
All the information and the download link can be found here:
http://www.carbodydesign.com/archive/2008/09/30-photoshop-brush-controller/
Any feedback is welcome!
Thank you,
Marco Traverso
Car Body Design

In my opinion, there's nothing wrong with your choice of Spot Healing Brush for this image. I cropped your screenshot to the "BEFORE" image, removed the "BEFORE" type (with the SHB) and scaled to 600% to match your original document.
A dab of a 0% hardness 500 pixel Spot Healing Brush in Ps CS5.1 on OS X 10.6.8 worked perfectly. However, I would have made a vertical stroke with the brush at about 80% hardness and about 200 pixels, which also works for me.
Maybe your SHB is working in "Create Texture" mode despite specifying "Proximity Match" in Options bar. Try resetting the SHB by right-clicking its icon at left of Options bar and picking "Reset Tool" from the menu that appears.

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