MeasureIt Firefox Addon measures pixel length of page objects
Ever try to figure out what size image will fit inside an empty box?
Or wonder how large photographs/clipart/icons were on stock image sites?
The MeasureIt Firefox extension will help with those tasks and any other task where it is required to measure the length and height of a page object.
Directions for use:
1. click the MeasureIt button MeasureIt icon in the status bar or toolbar to turn it on/off. It is the little icon that looks like a small ruler.
2. Once clicked it turns a shade of orange. Plus your screen with dim/grey/become transparent.
3. click and drag out a ruler box
4. click and hold to move the ruler box
5. CTRL + Arrow Keys to nudge ruler by 1 pixel
6. CTRL + SHIFT + Arrow Keys to nudge ruler by 5 pixels
7. click the “X” to close that ruler or click outside of it to begin drawing another ruler
8. ESC key to turn off MeasureIt (or click icon in toolbar again)
This little tool enables designers to eliminate guesswork and make it easier to discover image size. No need to save an image to the hard drive and open it up in an image program. Just measure it right on the screen!
Posted by Paul Flyer on Thursday, June 29th, 2006 in Firefox
