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RulersGuides.js - Photoshop-like rulers and guides

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Re: RulersGuides.js - Photoshop-like rulers and guides

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Thought the same, you're likely to click the point on the ruler that you want the guide to appear at.

Photoshop has been using the drag&drop method for the last 15 years, so I've gotten used to it. I can see your reason behind wanting to click a point on the scale, but adjusting the guide would require you to drag it orthogonal again anyway.

Yeah, after working it out it did feel quite natural - just my first instinct was to click a point

Re: RulersGuides.js - Photoshop-like rulers and guides

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That wouldn't help when dealing with content that goes beyond the fold though.

So the solution would be an option to have it fixed or not.

Most of the time, adding an option (particularly toggled modes) is a design failure. A much better solution would be to have the ruler be fixed to the border, but scroll along its axis.

Re: RulersGuides.js - Photoshop-like rulers and guides

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If you add some kind of "snap to DOM" ability or whatever, so that the rulers align with "places" already "defined" by the DOM+CSS, it might even be better. But it may not, obviosly.

i actually have something like this already made (with guides and all) that i've been dragging my feet (no pun intended) to open source since it's a bit rough around the edges. i'll put it up in the next week or so. feel free to watch the repo in the likely case it'll not make it to the front page.

https://github.com/leeoniya/snapDOM.js

Re: RulersGuides.js - Photoshop-like rulers and guides

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This brings back that sinking feeling when a client gets out the ruler and holds it up to their screen and then down to the printout the designer gave to them. shudder

"How many pixels in a centimetre?"

You owe me a mouthful of hot chocolate buddy...

Re: RulersGuides.js - Photoshop-like rulers and guides

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So the solution would be an option to have it fixed or not.

Most of the time, adding an option (particularly toggled modes) is a design failure. A much better solution would be to have the ruler be fixed to the border, but scroll along its axis.

You're telling me it's a design failure to give a choice when you're not giving explanations about why fixed would be better. The word "better" isn't a reason.
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