Measuring stuff

[richmond62]

Original file deleted as updated version available lower down the page.

[FourthWorld]

Have you seen View -> Rulers in the IDE?

[richmond62]

Have you seen View -> Rulers in the IDE?

But, on clicking I get nothing in either 7.1.4 or 8.1 on Xubuntu.

[FourthWorld]

It was slightly fiddly on Ubuntu at first for me, almost like it needed to be kickstarted to get going. Definitely needs a toplevel stack to be opened, and I find the rulers were reliably present when I had at least one control on the card in that stack. Not yet sure if a bug or a feature; can't say I use the rulers often.

[richmond62]

Yes, you are right, rulers only show up when there is a stack open because they are "local" rulers
linked to the stack; and if one has 2 stacks open the ruler ONLY is of any use for the top stack.

I much prefer my Rulers because they are independent of individual stacks so can be used for
comparison between stacks: they are global.

Why did Richmond take a ruler to bed with him?

To see how long he slept.

[mwieder]

Why did Richmond carry a ruler with him?

In case it reigned.

[richmond62]

Here's a variant with grab handles.

[richmond62]

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Updated version with arrows for repositioning.

Ruler.livecode.zip

Here's the stack

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