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by grafio

V1.7 Jul 4, 2006 8:08:09 PM

Measure pixels on your screen.

A virtual ruler! It's a useful tool for web designers and maybe for others too Simply click the grid in two places to measure the distance between the points (in pixels). To remove the points, click again. You can create straight lines with Shift key. You have to right click this widget to close it, because it covers the whole screen.

A simpler version of the ruler is included for Linux users, because widgets on Linux have problems with transparency. It will be detected and enabled automatically if you don't use Windows or Mac.

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hmm... works for me on the same configuration :/

By grafio , # Mar 21, 2007 7:27:39 PM

I used to enjoy this great widget but since Op. 9 there are problems: It just doesn't work properly, whether normal or always on top I can hardly click the grid, mostly it behaves as if the ruler/grid was not there... Strange because before it worked okay, I could measure pictures etc. Now it seems I have to click precisely on the line of the grid, which is bothering and cannot help with measuring objects...
Can you help me? I use Windows XP and latesr Opera.

Thanks

By marpos , # Mar 17, 2007 9:42:43 PM

Hah, nice to see other PuppyOpera users around.

Awesome widget, as it works under windows - small and very functional. Thanks, grafio!

I'd also really like to use it that way under linux. The current linux version is pretty useless for me.

What matters most is not the overlayed grid but the ability to draw a line and measure its length in any direction.

By blubb_fallo , # Mar 7, 2007 10:35:05 PM

I love having the ruler and graph. I am a quilter,sew,knit and crochet. and I like to make my own patterns. this is very helpful. and alot of fun to use. would be neet if it made conversions or could draw diagonal. but I love it. thank you.

By lpullar39 , # Feb 18, 2007 6:40:11 PM

I'm trying to use this widget on Linux (Puppy version), and it's not working. You can DL a live CD of Puppy with the Opera browser, to see for yourself. I hope this info helps you!

By sefitz , # Jan 25, 2007 11:34:32 AM

Nice, easy to use. Thanks.

By spencerlmp , # Jan 1, 2007 8:54:11 AM

Hello,
this is really something

Good show!

By ptorch , # Dec 9, 2006 3:02:21 PM

Yesterday I told my boss: "I really need a damn ruler plugin for my Opera browser!".
I think you listened! Stop recording at our office!

By The Scientist , # Nov 11, 2006 11:04:34 PM

I totally love this idea! I've always wanted something like this majorly~

By wildx22 , # Oct 28, 2006 12:27:06 PM

really nice. I think this tool could be a point of start for a nice widget development.

e.g.
- it could be enhanced by capturing the #HEC color you're clicking on
- One button somewhere in the space to abort
- some loop function, to be more precise.
- working on multiple monitors

By decimal , # Aug 29, 2006 5:58:39 PM

COOL!!!

By cyberfly , # Aug 25, 2006 11:29:31 AM

Cool widget!!

By danigoldman , # Aug 24, 2006 3:38:38 AM

Yep! Cool... but very slow...

By freedj , # Aug 17, 2006 8:31:01 AM

Thanx again Grafio! Excellent tool!

By marpos , # Aug 15, 2006 10:42:45 AM

Vraiment bien pensé !
J'aime ! J'adore ! I love !

By silwek , # Aug 5, 2006 10:03:55 PM

Thanks, this is very usefull

By Azurasia , # Aug 4, 2006 6:13:38 AM

: More or less. The Linux version is very different (and unfortunatelly - limited). It's because the whole idea of this widget was to have a translucent grid which cover the whole screen. On Windows and Mac you can click any point of the screen to measure the distance between the points. It wouldn't work on Linux, because widgets on Linux can't be translucent.

By grafio , # Aug 3, 2006 6:56:06 PM

Grafio, thanks for a great, useful Widget. Let me make sure i have this clear-- the same "identical" widget is not really identical in terms of its behaviour in XP vs. Linux?

the XP version will mearsure both X, Y axis lengths, but Linux version will only measure along the X axis? is this correct?

thanks!

By jsabarese , # Aug 2, 2006 1:34:17 PM

It doesn't work properly on linux. There is no problem with transparency but only horizontal ruler is available. I can't measure vertical distances or across the screen

By wd2001 , # Jul 30, 2006 10:58:30 AM