Very neat little FireFox AddOn: MeasureIt.
- Click the MeasureIt button in the status bar or toolbar to turn it on/off.
- Click and drag out a ruler box.
- Click and hold to move the ruler box.
- Use CTRL + Arrow Keys to nudge ruler by 1 pixel.
- Use CTRL + SHIFT + Arrow Keys to nudge ruler by 5 pixels.
- Click the “X” to close that ruler or click outside of it to begin drawing another ruler.
- Use the ESC key to turn off MeasureIt.
Word! What other FireFox AddOns are you using for your creative endeavors and web adventures?
Lori says
Love Love Love that tool, I use is almost daily!
John Saddington says
sweet!
Brian Spessard says
I use Web Developer’s Toolbar and Firebug almost every single day. 🙂
John Saddington says
firebug every minute…
Ben Miller says
I use and love MeasureIt as well. Other Firefox tools I like are ColorZilla and of course Firebug.
PhillipGibb says
FireBug rocks!!!
gonna try ColorZilla as well, tks
John Saddington says
i use swatch, a mac app.
Steven Rossi says
Definitely one of my favorite extensions. Simple and does a great job.
Sometimes when I want a quick fix for this on my Mac I’ll use the screenshot keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Shift + 4), which also measures the area which you select.
John Saddington says
yes. i use that all the time.
Ryan Spilhaus says
Yup, love this one. Use it almost every day. I’m also a huge fan of Colorzilla (like everyone else).
John Saddington says
yes.
PhillipGibb says
Awesome tool, tks
John Saddington says
sure thing!
Nick Shoemaker says
It’s not Firefox, but I use Pixus.
It’s an adobe air app. It’s sweet.
It’s here.
John Saddington says
sweet! thanks for that.
Travis Fish says
Love this. If i used firefox id be loving it even more.
Nick Shoemaker says
I’m with you. (As in- not using Firefox.)
John Saddington says
lame!
John Saddington says
i use 4 broswers daily: firefox, safari, opera, chrome. … ie… sometime.s