Firstly, this ruler is not for merely measuring the length and width of a given object on the screen. Having stepped over that hurdle, it becomes evident that the complicated installation process does yield some benefits as it is one of the best looking applications I reviewed. There is an immediate barrier to using this particular ruler as you are required to install Adobe Air. However, the transparency is set fairly high on the initial launch and it is necessary to lower it so as to be able to see the object behind the ruler. Instead of having to launch two rulers to measure the horizontal and vertical, Screen Ruler comes with markings along the top and side. While this ruler appears, on first appearance, to be fairly complicated, its basic feature-set is identical to most of the other rulers reviewed. Unfortunately, I was unable to launch another instance of the ruler. In addition, there are a number of options to calibrate the size and look of the ruler itself. WinRuler does not seem to differ greatly from the rest of the reviewed rulers, however it does offer the unique ability to measure the percent of the screen that the ruler is being used for. Having said that this ruler did have the ability to track the position of the cursor anywhere on the screen (even off the ruler itself) and display its distance from the start of the ruler. In addition, there does not appear to be any way to launch a second ruler. Pixel Ruler is a very limited application, offering no features besides the ability to resize the ruler. There is also a Pro version that has more features. JRuler is free and requires no installation, it runs from an executable file. This would be particularly useful if you are printing brochures or similar on odd sized paper. JRuler does not have the sleek looks of A Ruler for Windows, however it makes up for it by having the option to change the measuring units to pixels, inches, picas or centimeters. Of course you can also launch as many rulers as you like by clicking on the shortcut. The buttons along the bottom allow you to adjust the rulers length, to change it from vertical to horizontal and to change the look of the ruler (steel, yellow, etc.). The application itself is a fairly standard looking wooden ruler. This is probably one of the simplest rulers I used.
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