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So what is the "Screen Measure" application?

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Screen Measure is an application which, as it's name already suggests, a pixel measuring tool for Windows, which allows user to do precise measurements on the screen.

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It was developped in the 1990's because I needed an application with this functionality. However any tools I have found at that time were not within my specs or were not free to use. About a year ago a updated the code to make sure it was running correctly on Windows XP.

Basically the application is a ruler, sitting on top the desktop, can be dragged and the starting position of it can be set by the user. On top of these basic features, it has a zoom window (in the older versions it was called loupe) and a tooltip with various information. This allows users of the application to do precise measurement in pixels. It's especially a usefull tool for webdesigners and other graphic artists.

Some screenshots

Notes
The current version is 2.0 Alpha 1 Released on 2000. Due to the fact it was an alpha release, the installer and the about screen still shows the latest actual release (1.2R3). The major changes between version 1.2R3 and this release are:

• Zoom factor in mouse loupe can be changed to 1x, 2x or 4x
• Cross ruler available, meaning both horizontal and vertical rules can be shown at the same time
• Ruler has now 2 dimensions (small and large)
• Minimize hides the application to the traybar

Known issues
Multi-Monitor support not optimal: loupe does not want to the second screen.

Click on the download button below to get the installation file containing the application and the help file.