Ruler

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by remick

V1.2 Sep 14, 2006 9:55:49 AM

Just another simple ruler for your screen or desktop.

Version 0.1.1: Fixes to make widget work smoothly and effectively.
Thanks Gautam Chandna !
Version 0.1.2: Press SPACEBAR for easy switch from horizontal to vertical mode and vice versa.
Version 0.1.9: Press "c" or click icon for ruler color change
Version 0.2.0: Ruler color is saved on exit.
Version 0.2.1: Simple Ruler for Linux added.
Version 0.2.2: "Left", "Right", "Up" and "Down" keys let you now to move ruler. "Ctrl" + one of above keys let you move position marker.
Version 0.2.3: "Shift" key added for faster moving of the widget.
Close button added, due to official Opera Widgets Style Guide.
Version 0.2.4: Press "L" key for position marker lock.

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Great widget!
Could you also make the widget measure from the bottom up? Right now the vertical only measures from top down.

By tinhoy, # Mar 3, 2008 10:26:28 PM

Nice, but i prefer the Screenlets ruler. Mainly because when i use it with Compiz instead of KWin, it is wobbly, and because it does in pixels in increments of 100
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By Sk8r644, # Sep 16, 2007 3:51:42 PM

Nice, unfortunately it does not work in dual head (Two adjacent screens providing 3200x1200 resolution) - the ruler is too short and there are glitches when showing it.

By bilboq, # Sep 13, 2007 5:52:07 PM

Thank you. Always useful when working with graphics. I was using a commercial calipers tool before.

By SMF, # Sep 12, 2007 1:58:14 AM

hi remick.

very nice tool thanks.

i wonder whether you can slightly modify the rule widget to a "pointer" widget. it will be useful for presentation, say i run a ppt full screen, and use the "pointer" widget to point to the place i am talking about.

hope to hear from you soon.

thanks!

By articus, # Sep 8, 2007 2:29:31 PM

woooooow!!
I will use it in web sites designing
very nice tool

thanks

By flashi, # Aug 17, 2007 9:39:18 PM

cool!

By bangjongil, # Aug 15, 2007 5:48:14 PM

"but what do you
use it for?"

Maps. Measuring a map using
the distance legend.

By DataRat, # Aug 15, 2007 5:22:42 PM

hey this is nice....

only trick is if you are measuring close to the right edge of the screen, can the display box for the marker jump "inboard" so the measurement can be read? i know you can shift the ruler left, lock the marker, and then move the ruler right again, but that's not really helpful.

also, is there any way to flip the ruler over, so as to measure from right to left or bottom to top?

By lmp741, # Aug 7, 2007 11:47:16 PM

Excellent. One good add for me to this nice widget would be the possibillity to have a way to change the ratio of the ruler.
For instance, I would measure to size of my screen (in inches ou cms), enter the number on the ruler and it can become an actual ruler (in cm or inches)
Anyway congratulation for this widget, I love it!

By finyan, # Jul 2, 2007 1:58:41 PM

At last! An accurate ruler that makes measurement incredibly simple! Thanks.

Only slight downer is that it is not wide enough for my screen, although if I extend SLOWLY beyond the end of the ruler, I can still get a measurement. Any chance of making the overall length variable?

By cosicave, # Jun 27, 2007 9:58:40 PM

Good one! Great for webdevelopers. No more pasting screenshots into photoshop.

I find the lock feature useful.

Thanks

By resolute, # Jun 16, 2007 7:47:09 PM

I find that when you drag it to the right you can't read the measurement anymore. I would also like to be able to read how wide my screen is so please move the tooltip over a bit when on the right.

By Cottrell, # Jun 7, 2007 7:43:32 PM

Very Nice.

Thanks

By AyushJ, # Jun 1, 2007 8:41:25 AM

Thanks.

By Tamil, # Jun 1, 2007 6:41:51 AM

Great widget - is it possible to add an option to keep it on top of all windows? I use it often to make sure things on my web pages are lined up properly between browsers. It's hard to trouble shoot when I keep having to switch between windows to get the ruler on top again.

Thanks, and I hope I explained that well enough

By mjjack, # May 28, 2007 6:58:34 PM

very very nice, thanks.

i installed two...

By articus, # May 25, 2007 1:49:16 PM

This is great! Exactly what I was looking for!
It's great for handling CSS margins and paddings.
Thanks for such a great idea!

By =IceBurn=, # May 22, 2007 0:48:25 AM

Nice!!! I love it

I used to install an extra program before I knew this existed.

By SMGGM, # Apr 28, 2007 4:00:41 PM

Hi, I have a problem with this fantastic widget. A ruler is not flexible, I cannot freely drag a ruler and drop it somewhere in a window. :-(
Ruler is always fixed in a window. I have Ubuntu 6.10 -the Edgy Eft and Opera 9.10. In MS Windows is Ruler working properly.

By JungleTroubleMaker, # Feb 21, 2007 0:41:31 AM