Reticle

#4.71 / 28 rate

Reticle

2,000 users

2014-07-02

https://billdami.com

Extension Information

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Description

Drag and resize a ruler overlay to quickly measure pixel dimensions, positioning, and alignment of elements on any webpage.

Report issues and submit suggestions on github (pull requests are also welcome!):

https://github.com/billdami/reticle

FEATURES
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* Inspired by the excellent Mac app, Crosshairs (http://giantcomet.com/crosshairs)
* Super quick and easy to use, just click and drag anywhere on the page to draw an overlay, then move and resize it to your heart's content.
* Lightweight and minimalistic UI
* Use keyboard shortcuts to interact with the extension (see below for full list)
* Toggle between a primary and alternate overlay color
* Customize the overlay colors and opacity/transparency

AVAILABLE SETTINGS (Right-click extension button > Options)
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* Primary overlay color (hex color value)
* Alternate overlay color
* Overlay opacity/transparency level

KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS
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* Ctrl/Cmd+Shift+X - Toggle extension (This can be customized in Extensions > Keyboard shortcuts)
* Esc - Deactivate extension
* Arrow keys - Move overlay
* Shift+Arrow keys - Move overlay by 10px
* Alt+Arrow keys - Resize overlay
* Shift+Alt+Arrow keys - Resize overlay by 10px
* Ctrl/Cmd+Up/Down - Increase/decrease overlay opacity
* Tab - Toggle between primary and alternate overlay color
* Delete / Backspace - Clear the current overlay

CHANGELOG
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v1.0.1 (June 14, 2014)
* BUGFIX: Overlay resize handles were not being hidden when dragging a newly drawn overlay

Reviews

Stanislav
Stanislav

Simple and does its job perfectly!

Mike Robinson
Mike Robinson

Does exactly what it says it does and doesn't require any extra permissions. I'm not sure why all of the other ruler addons want to be able to see my browsing history or be able to modify the pages I'm viewing.

Maksym Shapoval
Maksym Shapoval

Best in class!

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