Pop plugin · Screen & Images
Screen Ruler
Freeze the screen and measure distances from the pointer to the edges around it; drag to measure an area; click to copy the size.
How to use it
Select something, hold the right mouse button, swipe. The animation plays the steps one after another; click a step to see it again.
- Open what you want to measureNothing needs to be selected.
- Hold the right mouse buttonAbout a quarter of a second. A short click still opens the usual menu.
- Swipe to “Screen Ruler” and let goIt sits on the ring where you put it, and it’s always in All Actions.
- Point at it: edge to edgeUp, down, left and right.
- Drag to measure an area
- Click to copy the sizeEsc or a right-click exits.
What it does
Freezes the screen; wherever the pointer rests, Pop measures the distance to the edges around it: up, down, left and right.
Drag to measure an area; its width and height stay on screen until you drag again.
Click to copy the size, such as “120 × 44” (in points). Press Esc or right-click to exit.
Needs Screen Recording permission.
Install it
Plugins aren’t part of the Pop download. Install this one when you need it.
1From Settings
In Pop’s Settings › Actions, find “Screen Ruler” under Plugins at the top and click Install. It downloads from Pop’s GitHub release in a few seconds and works right away, without a restart.
2Or from the ring
Open All Actions on the ring and search for “Screen Ruler”. Plugins that aren’t installed are listed after your actions: click it to install, and it runs right away if it can handle what you selected.
3Then use it your way
Put it on the ring in Settings › Ring, give it a shortcut, or run it from Shortcuts and scripts with its link:
pop://run?plugin=rulerUninstall it from the same list when you no longer need it: the plugin and its settings are deleted. After Pop updates, installed plugins are updated with it, and with iCloud sync on, what you install syncs to your other Macs.
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