# Wednesday, October 20, 2004

People with too much time on their hands

Some people have a ton of time on their hands, and end up saving the rest of us time and frustration.

Doug Gibson, purveyor of fine music news, has brought to my attention a dead sexy “favlet” that all web developers and designers need to get ASAP. Ruler 1.2 is so wicked sweet that it must be experienced to be believed.

If your browser of choice is IE6, however, you'll need the specially reworked version.

#    Comments [5] |
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 9:34:57 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Here's the thing. I don't see why everyone is so jazzed about this favelet. Yeah, it's way cool, but it's not the best tool for the job. I prefer to use an app over a web browser. This is handy because sometimes I need to know the width in pixels of an element that doesn't exist within the window object where a favelet would be useless. So while the script is way cool, it's not what I would consider something that should replace a stand-alone app. I think Screen Measure by Oguz Karadeniz is great because it also provides a magnified loupe that allows you to get pixel precise measurements. However, trying to find that on the net is a task in itself. His site is hosted on Tripod which doesn't allow you to download .exe files. I could provide you with a link to a 1.0 version of it if need be.
Nate
Wednesday, October 20, 2004 10:22:35 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Oh, I don't even need this favlet.

I don't do layout, I take whatever the designer gives me, and (with slight modification) use it as is.

Gibson says he likes to do his own, because designers sometimes give him crap that just doesn't work. I feel that is the designer's problem, and he can waste time reworking it.

If I had unlimited resources? I'd hire a guy who just does layout. Until then I'm happy with letting the designer layout, and I can spend my time on the backend.
Friday, October 22, 2004 10:27:12 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Kearns Said "I don't do layout"

And from the looks of this site, I would have to say that this comment could have gone untyped....

OOOOOOOHHHHHH BBBBBUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNN!!!!!

Hellzjeah

Alex
Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:32:07 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
For those who are interested in Screen Measure, you can visit my homepage at http://members.chello.nl/o.karadeniz/ to download the latest version.

Regards.
Thursday, April 14, 2005 4:59:53 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
Thanks Oguz, and welcome to my site.
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