Coding Tools, Reviews, and Solutions

I don’t know about you but I do a lot of UI development both for the web and for the desktop.  I often run into the issue of screen size and proportion.  By this I mean that I like my screens to size correctly as well as have a proportionate look to them.  For instance if I am creating a web page I like to have the content fit within designated areas, if I am doing image maps I like to be able to break up my images in a logical manner and not just into equal sizes.

So, one day I am looking for an on screen ruler and I ran across Atrise Golden Section and that was the end of my search for an on screen ruler.  I was able to overlay a configurable grid onto anything I was working on for web or desktop!  How cool is that!  Well, I think it’s kind of a cool tool to have in the arsenal for those times when I absolutely need a grid to help with sizing and UI component proportions.

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Preamble

Who doesn’t need to take a screen capture of their desktop content from time-to-time? Whether you are working on technical documentation, sharing a web page, annotating requirements ow what have you the windows (Alt + Print Screen) built-in functionality just does not cut it. However if this is just the functionality that you require and you do not have the time or interest to learn, to install, to have another tool here is a good tutorial

With that being said, there are a number of very cool utilities out there that can assist you. For this review I will be covering the following utilities:

Feel free to add any additional utilities by way of the comments and we will happily evaluate and review the functionality offered.

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