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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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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

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 0:28:13 AM

@ 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

Hi Zoominee,

I'm afraid that I don't quite understand.

You want to know [cm] of what?
Your screen? Element on your screen? Provide me yours display size (or its dot size) and resolution and I'll count it for you.
Picture you want to print? Provide me DPI of the picture, and its size, and I'll count it also.

You see, I've made simple pixel ruler, and this is not tool to measure cm. Sorry.

By remick, # Sep 19, 2006 9:23:26 AM

Hi! How do I get cm?

By Zoominee, # Sep 18, 2006 7:44:03 PM

Yes, it (the dragging issue) works now

By Cygnus, # Sep 18, 2006 9:39:04 AM

Hi,

Thanks Darken, glad to hear you like my widget.

Here comes new version with precise position control. You can move widget with arrows keys. While "Ctrl" key is pressed, arrows keys let you move position marker. Don't forget to focus widget first - if you just run it, it isn't focused yet. You have to click it (with mouse pointer). And now bad news. This feature doesn't work on Linux - sorry.

By remick, # Sep 17, 2006 3:10:10 PM

Good job remick! thanx

By Darken, # Sep 17, 2006 4:47:14 AM

I've just uploaded new version.
There is support for Linux, however there is no transparency support. So it is rather simple ruler.

By remick, # Sep 16, 2006 7:14:07 PM

Hi unfortunately you right

When I run "directly" widget - I can change color.
While I download it from website - I can't.
Fix will comming. I hope soon!

@ Cygnus - thanks for details. I've run it on Linux - yes - have the same. I'll try to find out what's wrong.

By remick, # Sep 15, 2006 8:40:21 PM