Software Santa
FREE and/or Open Source Desktop Software! => Graphics Creation and Editing => Topic started by: Software Santa on October 18, 2011, 12:32:12 PM
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PixelWindow is a pixel ruler for Mac or Windows or Linux (that requires you install Adobe AIR first).
http://youtu.be/rMUyZjjC3FY
PixelWindow
a pixel ruler for mac, windows, and linux
You've Found PixelWindow
PixelWindow is a simple, light-weight, cross-platform application for measuring things on your screen. It creates a transparent window that acts like a pixel ruler with its width and height reported in the center. Just drag it around and resize it to measure whatever you want.
Click on the badge above to install PixelWindow (it's free), or watch the PixelWindow screencast above to see how it works.
Features of PixelWindow:
Light-weight and cross-platform (Mac, Windows, and Linux).
Adjustable opacity. Use your mouse wheel to make the ruler more or less transparent.
Multiple rulers. Open as many rulers as you need simultaneously to make it easier to compare the sizes of objects that you're measuring.
Keyboard control. Use your arrow keys to "fine tune" the ruler's position and size either by one pixel, or by five.
Always-on-top option. Set the ruler to stay on top of all other windows so you can position other windows behind it.
Presets. PixelWindow has presets for several common screen sizes.
Full-screen mode. Use PixelWindow to measure the dimensions of your monitor by putting it into full-screen mode.
Easily copy dimensions to your clipboard.
Open source and free. Want to add features? Curious how PixelWindow works? It's completely open source.
Uses of PixelWindow include:
Finding the dimensions of images, videos, windows, or anything else on your screen.
Determining absolute layout coordinates while designing and developing applications.
Simulating smaller screen resolutions to check the layout of your applications.
Quickly determining the resolution of your monitor.
PixelWindow was created by Christian Cantrell
The current version of PixelWindow is 1.1. This site was last updated on 6/10/09.
http://www.pixelwindowapp.com/ (http://www.pixelwindowapp.com/)