On Friday, 30 Mar 2001, Nick Lamb wrote: > On Fri, Mar 30, 2001 at 10:56:32AM +0100, Austin Donnelly wrote: > > I really don't see what's wrong with using a ruler. The CD idea is > > cute, I have to agree. > > There is a tiny problem. I can hold the ruler _near_ my screen but I > cannot use it to measure the screen because it is too big and won't > touch the surface. > > So now I have to look for _another_ ruler. We could mandate that all > Gimp users buy 19" monitors? My original "stretchable" ruler idea gets around this, because you the user chooses how much to measure and line up. Possibly as little as 1" if you want. Austin
