Edge is an on-screen ruler that supports multiple units, horizontal & vertical orientation, and looks like a native application.

Latest Version

Version
0.6.6.2
Update
October 24, 2014
Size
230KiB
Developer
Category
Users
70,000+
Rating
3.44177 ★
Manifest Version
Web Store Status
Languages Support
English
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Permissions
Https://www.google-analytics.com/
Storage
AlwaysOnTopWindows
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Edge: The Web Ruler Application

Ruler is a simple onscreen ruler. It runs as a packaged app, separate from any browser tab. Get the source at https://github.com/astromme/Ruler

Features:

* Support for pixels, inches, and centimeters
* Both Horizontal and Vertical rulers
* Move the ruler with your arrow keys (+ shift for 10px changes)
* resize the ruler with your arrow keys + alt (+ shift for 100px changes)
* Calibrate the ruler with your screen size
* Exists separately from any browser tab
* Easily resizable
* Settings are remembered across launches
* Always on top mode
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "Edge: The Web Ruler", "short_name": "Edge (Ruler)", "description": "Edge is an on-screen ruler that supports multiple units, horizontal & vertical orientation, and looks like a native application.", "version": "0.6.6.2", "minimum_chrome_version": "26", "app": { "background": { "scripts": ["background.js"] } }, "permissions": [ "https://www.google-analytics.com/", "storage", "alwaysOnTopWindows" ], "icons": { "16": "icon-16.png", "128": "icon-128.png" }}
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