Ruler

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by remick

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

Just simple ruler

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.
Version 0.2.5: Ruler can be now up to 3300x3300px.

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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 12:48:25 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 12:41:31 PM

Could you enable metric and US measurements? Howabout allowing it to be calibrated by holding a CD (which just about anyone has handy, unlike an actual ruler) to the screen and informing the widget about the width of it?

By robwicks , # Jan 5, 2007 2:41:23 PM

Nice work, remick. I assume the ruler is metric, Can you make a ruler that measures inches for us in the United States? Dzsenkuje bardzo!!!! he he

By chicago12 , # Dec 26, 2006 6:00:04 AM

extremely useful for a widget maker like me who works a lot with absolute positions.

By aleksanteri , # Dec 6, 2006 2:30:29 PM

Very nice! Can you get it to measure angle's too?

By jeroo , # Dec 4, 2006 10:01:31 PM

This is the only widget so far I use again and again. This should get a 'very useful award'.
Thanks for adding the lock feature (press L).

By Jadd , # Nov 24, 2006 5:35:02 PM

As a web developer, I'm sure I'll find this handy. Thanks!

By nmclick , # Nov 16, 2006 9:37:35 AM

[ARB1DE_[00L3R Gives RULER by remick
"best rating"(5 stars) for web design tools.

This is a simple yet efficient add-on that allows the user
to plot out CSS design of photoshop preliminaries. Well done.

By CARB1D3_C00L3R , # Nov 5, 2006 5:20:13 PM

Cool!

By Dima64 , # Oct 4, 2006 2:44:21 PM

I like it ! Very nice !!!
(seems there 2 different position markers - one for horizontal and one for vertical mode ?)

By smallbrownbird , # Sep 27, 2006 12:28:13 PM

@ Jadd - can't imagine how this feature could be useful, but no probs.
Here you are: press "L" for locking the position marker.
Bold font of value of the position marker indicate "lock" status.

By remick , # Sep 23, 2006 11:46:01 PM

Cool!
Feature request: a way to lock the position marker.

By Jadd , # Sep 23, 2006 3:22:43 PM

This is kool, I used kruler before and loved it, now I have it right there in any operating system supported. But with kruler I was able to open as many instances I wanted, like 2 verticals and 1 horizontal, here I'm stuck to only one, unless there is a name change magic somewhere in there

. Help here...
Done it again... Just use file->open the config.xml on the extracted zip folder

By amihut , # Sep 23, 2006 7:27:18 AM