Measure program?

[BubbleQ]

Hi, I have been lately getting in need of a program that could with 1 or 2 simple clicks, measure the screen in pixels (maybe inches, centimeters)

I wonder if there is a program like that or if not, will it be hard to make one?


/ BubbleQ

[coder0xff]

It can be done, at least on newer monitors. It's not as straightforward as you might think though. Counting the number of pixels is easy - it's just the screen mode. Getting inches or centimeters is a little different. Even the DPI settings a user has on their computer can be off - and typically is. What needs to be done is to detect the model of the monitor and look up the dimensions in a database. I know no other way.

[stoopdapoop]

what do you mean "measure the screen in pixels?" Cause you can always check to see what resolution your monitor is running at

But I think you mean you want to measure the distance between two points, and for that you can either take a screenshot and look at it in photoshop. Or download a little screengrab program that I use called "Hoversnap" and if you press control+printscreen then draw a box over an area it'll give you the dimensions before it takes a screenshot.

like this on the left.

[BubbleQ]

Yeah, that is really what I want, cuse photoshop take about 1-2min for starup and I want something quick
I will defently try that program, it sems eays enogh for me.
The thought I had was just to get a quick primitive size of objects like an carpenter do! Thanks anyways

[BaRRaKID]

google search for JRuler.
there are 2 versions, make sure you get the free one


/back to the grave

[vcool]

Barra? Wait, what?

Now we need to find Jest@.