Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X?

From	Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.systems, comp.sys.mac.graphics
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Subject	Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X?
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Date	2015-08-20 00:57 -0700

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On 2015-08-20 06:49:03 +0000, Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> said:

> In article <oMKdnXXHl4XpY07InZ2dnUU7-VudnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
> <ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:
>> 
>> Hello.
>> 
>> What is a good simple/basic screen ruler (to measure pixels on screen)
>> and graphic editor for Mac OS X v10.10.5 (Yosemite)? This is for a
>> Windows user who uses old Jasc's Paint Shop Pro, Paint.NET, etc. I tried
>> a few like Pascal's old Free Ruler, but didn't like them. I am hoping
>> you guys use better softwares that I haven't discovered yet. Also, is it
>> me or is there no free screen ruler on Apple's App Store?
>> 
>> Thank you in advance. :)
> 
> A pixel measuring screen ruler probably isn't much use in these days of
> multi-resolution displays and 4K displays. A 1cm long line would have a
> different number of pixels on various screens.
> 
> I don't know of any free paint applications, but this page might be
> worth checking, although some of the apps my not work on newer Mac OS X
> versions: http://alternativeto.net/software/paintnet/?platform=mac
> 
> Pixelmator and GraphicConverter are the two graphic apps that most
> people use (although GraphicConverter isn't great as an editor - it can
> be frustratingly cumbersome).

With Pixelmator as with Photoshop "Rulers" can be shown in pixels, 
inches, Centimeters, Millimeters, Points, Picas, and/or Percentage. The 
Grid is customizable, and the Alignment Guides can be centered, or at 
the object edges.

The rulers are scaled proportionately to reflect the actual size of the 
image shown on the display rather than a fixed "ruler". So the physical 
size of a 1200 x 900 pixel image @ a DPI of 360 pixels/inch is going to 
be 3.3  x 2.5 inches even though a zoomed in screen image might fill 
the display. Change that resolution DPI to 96 ppi and the physical 
dimensions will be changed to 12.5 x 9.375 inches, and will still 
appear the same on the display. However, the scaling of the rulers will 
either compress or stretch out depending on need.

-- 
Regards,

Savageduck

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Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-08-18 20:56 -0700
  Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-20 18:49 +1200
    Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-08-20 00:57 -0700
    Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-08-22 06:39 -0700
      Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-22 15:24 +0000
        Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Ant <ant@zimage.comANT> - 2015-08-23 16:45 -0700
          Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-24 01:13 +0000
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                Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-28 14:00 -0500
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          Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-08-29 10:03 +1000
      Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-23 10:19 +1200
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