Bug 131661

Summary: no window decorations for better alignment
Product: [Applications] kruler Reporter: Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz <KDE-bugs>
Component: generalAssignee: Mathias Soeken <soeken>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: chagam, maksim, soeken
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Debian testing   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:
Attachments: screenshot of kruler under GNOME
kruler and kde 4.1.2

Description Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz 2006-08-01 16:13:07 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.2)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages
OS:                Linux

Thanks for a great wee tool!

I would just like to make the following suggestion:

It would be much easier to align the ruler with the object that you are measuring if kruler did not have any window decorations. (I used to have a ruler app on Windoze without decorations and it was easier to align the 0 point.)

When you hover with the arrow over the, say, 100px mark it displays a distance of 105px, presumably taking the window border into consideration. When hovering over the 0px mark, it displays 5px.

It's a bit annoying that you need to add x pixels to the markings on the ruler and that 0 isn't actually the 0 point.
Comment 1 Maksim Orlovich 2006-08-01 16:32:00 UTC 
OK, this is a bit weird, but... it doesn't have window decorations here. Are you running it under KDE or some other desktop? Could you perhaps attach a screenshot showing what happens for you?
Comment 2 Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz 2006-08-01 17:06:41 UTC 
Created attachment 17195 [details]
screenshot of kruler under GNOME
Comment 3 Maksim Orlovich 2006-08-01 17:30:40 UTC 
What Gnome version is that? (And if you know, what window manager?)
Comment 4 Tarlika Elisabeth Schmitz 2006-08-01 17:39:44 UTC 
GNOME 2.14.1
Metacity 2.14.3
Comment 5 Chag 2008-11-25 18:11:01 UTC 
Created attachment 28817 [details]
kruler and kde 4.1.2

Hi, 

I'm using kde 4.1.2 (mandriva 2009) and have the same problem

Chag
Comment 6 Mathias Soeken 2009-02-07 15:53:17 UTC 
SVN commit 922735 by msoeken:

This forces not to use a frame border.

BUGS: 131661


 M  +3 -0      klineal.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=922735