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

From	Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.graphics
Subject	Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X?
Date	2015-08-24 14:21 +1200
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In article <ZoSdnVXHjb-xxkfInZ2dnUU7-V-dnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Ant
<ant@zimage.comANT> wrote:

> >>>> 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?
> >>>
> >>> 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).
> >>
> >> Thanks. I'll retry Gimp (used it in Linux, but geez it is difficult and
> >> complex when I tried it years ago -- maybe it got easier now?
> >
> > Nope. Still a convoluted mess.
> 
> :(
> 
> 
> > Use a Mac graphics editor with ruler support (most of them have it).
> > Problem solved.
> 
> But I still want a screen ruler to measure stuff on the desktop.

You can always screen grab* and then open that in the graphics app to
measure it ... but as before, pixel measurements aren't much use unless
whatever you're doing is only for your own, current computer.


* Shift-Command-3 gets the whole screen. There are other shortcuts
  to get just a window or a user-defined section of the screen.

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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
            Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-28 12:13 -0500
              Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-08-28 17:41 +0000
                Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-28 14:00 -0500
          Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-08-24 14:21 +1200
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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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    Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-30 17:24 -0500
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      Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-08-31 11:43 +1000
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          Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-08-31 15:17 +1000
            Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-08-31 00:32 -0500
            Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-08-31 13:32 -0400
              Re: Simple/basic free screen ruler and graphic editor for Mac OS X? dorayme <do_ray_me@bigpond.com> - 2015-09-01 07:39 +1000

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