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xScope: measurement tools for UI designers

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If you ever design web sites xScope is a must have! It gives you all the tools you need to take measurements on your screen in several different ways. You can have a semi transparent cool looking pixel based resizeable ruler. You get a screen size mask, which is great to check how your layout work in different screen sizes and browsers. The magnifying glass will help you check the tiny details. You can also have guides, like in PS, but on all your screen. Resizeable boxes can help you make a rough layout while working in any application. Finally the crosshair cursor will give you that nice übergeek feeling we all enjoy.

Measuring, aligning and inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts? 15 bucks. That nice ubergeek feeling? Priceless.


Tip of the Day

F11 moves all your windows off the screen so you can quickly glance at your desktop. F10 shows you every open window in an application. F9 shows every open window for every application that isn't hidden or in the dock.


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