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Dimensions – Measure everything you see in the browser

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Re: Dimensions – Measure everything you see in the browser

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Only if you have a mutant right pinky finger.

Programmers typically swap capslock for ctrl. So you press capslock (aka ctrl) with left hand and L with right hand -- all fingers on one row.

>Programmers typically swap capslock for ctrl

I don't think typically is the right word here. I've certainly done it before, but I'd wager that under (and possibly well under) a quarter of programmers actually have this remapping on their machines. This could be totally wrong, but is based on the people I've worked with and gone to school with.

Re: Dimensions – Measure everything you see in the browser

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Just testet it on a few pages... I'm sorry. It's not going to work out between the two of us. I was hoping it was really just doing by pixel testing, but it seems to pick up on html elements too. Or could it be buggy on my retina fisher price here?

It's picking up everything visible, not just images.

Re: Dimensions – Measure everything you see in the browser

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This is great, installing now. I too use the cmd+shift+4 method but it's pretty unreliable. Similarly, one thing I often find myself needing to do is find the hex or RGB value of an element of pixel on the fly. I know there are osx apps that do this but they're usually of the paid variety. Are there any good chrome extensions that can accomplish this?

I use Sip, a free osx app, give it a shot: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sip/id507257563?mt=12

Re: Dimensions – Measure everything you see in the browser

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post #45

Just testet it on a few pages... I'm sorry. It's not going to work out between the two of us. I was hoping it was really just doing by pixel testing, but it seems to pick up on html elements too. Or could it be buggy on my retina fisher price here?

It's picking up everything visible, not just images.

My problem is that it is picking up invisible elements too.

Re: Dimensions – Measure everything you see in the browser

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Only if you have a mutant right pinky finger.

Programmers typically swap capslock for ctrl. So you press capslock (aka ctrl) with left hand and L with right hand -- all fingers on one row.

or, just swap ctrl and alt, and then you get to press ctrl with your thumb, no pinky mutation needed.
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