Just found this little Gnome utility that puts a ruler on your screen so you can measure things: Gnome Screen Ruler. Unfortunately it is not in the Debian/Ubuntu repositories, so you have to compile it yourself, especially if you are running amd64.
I found good compilation instructions (there are quite a few problems) on GnomeFiles. I attached the amd64 deb file, it may work for you: gruler-0.6_0.6-1_amd64.deb
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Hello:
I am a Ubuntu user, also your Gruler.
I am a cardiologist veterinarian and I wonking on a distance ECG interpretation service.
to make a diagnosis I have to measure all waves on electrocardiogram and use your fabulouse screen ruler.
I have a petition to you.
can I change the image of ruler. for example this one:
http://www.media4u.com/bbp/img/cover_hi_res/ecg-ruler-pc.gif
or another one.
this ruler link probably is not on 100% proportion (I probably make it smaller)
is easy to change?
I am not programing expert, and also english expert (sorry for my english)
thank you in advance.
regards.
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ANGEL (airsoto AT gmail.com)
Good idea Angel, but I am not the author of Gnome Screen Ruler. You should contact Ian with suggestions.
The ruler home page is at:
http://gnomecoder.wordpress.com/screenruler/
But since you cannot add comments to the above page, you can try to comment on the latest blog post on this subject:
http://gnomecoder.wordpress.com/2006/12/18/announcing-screenruler/
Marius
Hi there! I'm the author of Gnome Screen Ruler. Just wanted to let you know there's a newer version available, now written in Ruby so you don't have to compile it!
The old link works, but better to use this one:
http://gnomecoder.wordpress.com/screenruler/
Best,
-Ian
Hi, I want to use it on GNOME (Ubuntu Hardy) because I do not have KDE. The sudo comment you gave seems to install your app, but nowhere in the menus I see it ... how to run it? And how to uninstall it? (if I don't like it ...)
Roelof Berepeis
Holland
By sudo command I assume you mean the "sudo apt-get install..." command that installs all the dependencies.
Once you have all the dependencies you have to start ScreenRuler from the command line, it is not added to the menu. You can add a menu entry, or a launcher on the toolbar, manually if you want.
To start it from the command line, in a terminal window just go to the folder where you have gruler and type:
$ ./gruler.rb
Let me know if you need help adding a launcher.