This Javascript package creates Photoshop-like guides and rulers interface on a web page. Guides are created by click-and-dragging corresponding horizontal or vertical ruler. Guide position is shown while dragging and on mouse over. It is possible to open/save created guides as grids using corresponding hotkeys (Note: grids will be saved on a page location basis, so it's not possible to use the same grids in another browser window/tab).
Demo is available at http://mark-rolich.github.io/RulersGuides.js/
Following hotkeys are available:
- Toggle rulers - Ctrl+Alt+R
- Toggle guides - Ctrl+Alt+G
- Toggle rulers and guides - Ctrl+Alt+A
- Clear all guides - Ctrl+Alt+D
- Save grid dialog - Ctrl+Alt+S
- Open grid dialog - Ctrl+Alt+O
Look-and-feel can be adjusted using CSS.
RulersGuides.js requires Event.js and Dragdrop.js packages, which can be acquired at the following links:
Event.js
- Github - https://github.com/mark-rolich/Event.js
- JS Classes - http://www.jsclasses.org/package/212-JavaScript-Handle-events-in-a-browser-independent-manner.html
Dragdrop.js
- Github - https://github.com/mark-rolich/Dragdrop.js
- JS Classes - http://www.jsclasses.org/package/215-JavaScript-Handle-drag-and-drop-events-of-page-elements.html
RulersGuides.js is available as a bookmarklet, please see bookmarklet.js file provided with the package
Currently tested in:
- Chrome 24
- Firefox 18
Have a bug? Please create an issue here on GitHub!
https://github.com/mark-rolich/RulersGuides.js/issues
The MIT License (MIT)
Copyright (c) 2013 Mark Rolich
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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