![]() ![]() The main problem with rulers not floating is that they can easily get obscured by other windows. Making the rulers float would eliminate the ability for rulers to respond to keystrokes, which to me is more important than floating. Unfortunately, floating windows don't receive events the same way regular windows do, at least in REALbasic. Why don't you make it so the rulers can float above other applications? Interactive ticks hide themselves when dragging rulers around. Crosshair cursor behaves correctly when entering the menu bar. Redraw is much faster when resizing a ruler. Implemented preference file so that Free Ruler remembers window locations and other settings.Īlso fixed a lot of bugs and optimized different parts of the application. Added ability to copy ruler measurements to the clipboard. (See the Help menu in Free Ruler for a complete list of keyboard shortcuts.) Added lock icon to provide visual indication of group state. Added ability to modify rulers by pressing different keys on the keyboard. ![]() (This feature only works reliably on flat-panel LCD screens it may not produce accurate results on CRT screens.) Various internal improvements.įinally figured out a way to make the rulers shadowless, thanks to a nice fellow named Fritz who pointed out Tildesoft's excellent Carbon Declare library.Īlso added several other internal optimizations.Īdded lots of new features based on user feedback, including ruler alignment and 3 new units of measure. Added a resolution assistant to set ruler conversion settings based on screen size. Modified grouping behaviour so that clicking a ruler brings both rulers forward, if grouped. But it seems to behave better overall.Īdded customizable transparency, thanks to Alexander Cohen's excellent Window Alpha plugin. Recompiled using latest version of REALbasic. It most definitely will not work on your stupid Windows PC. It may work on Mac OS 9, but this has not been tested. Note: Free Ruler is only available for Mac OS X. Unit converter utility for converting numbers between different units of measure.ĭownload Free Ruler 1.7b5 for Mac OS X (2.8 MB). Conversion assistant to set ruler resolution based on screen size and resolution. Single key shortcuts for most ruler functions. Independent resizing of rulers, from 200 pixels to 5000 pixels in length. Interactive tick marks which follow the mouse location for more precise measurement. Shadowless rulers with customizable transparency. The ability to group rulers and move them around as a unit. ![]() Measurement in pixels, inches, picas, or centimeters. A horizontal and vertical ruler which can be used independently or simultaneously. Free Ruler is a free screen ruler for Mac OS X.įree Ruler Version 1.7b5, released January 2, 2007. ![]()
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