xScope 1.5 review

xScope is a powerful set of tools for designers that are ideal for measuring, aligning and inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts.

License: Shareware OS: Mac OS X File size: 0K Developer: The Iconfactory Buy Now Price: $14.00 Updated: 24 Mar 2006

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xScope is a powerful set of tools for designers that are ideal for measuring, aligning and inspecting on-screen graphics and layouts.

Thesoftware consists of six tools in one:Rulers - On-screen rulers that measure distances and angles Screens.

A dynamic view of smaller screen sizes & browser content areasLoupe. A magnifying glass that gives you a close-up view of your work Guides.

Markers for precise horizontal and vertical alignment Frames. Markers for precise width, height & origin alignmentCrosshair. Finds the exact location on screen

Here are some key features of "xScope":
Rulers - On-screen rulers that measure distances and angles
Screens - A dynamic view of smaller screen sizes and web browser content areas
Loupe - A magnifying glass that gives you a close-up view of your work
Guides - Markers for precise horizontal and vertical alignment
Frames - Markers for precise width, height & origin alignment
Crosshair - Finds the exact location on screen.

What's New:
xScope is now a Universal binary for native performance on Intel Macs
Frames can now be linked and moved simultaneously
Horizontal and vertical guides can now be linked and moved simultaneously
Frames can now be resized by dragging on the width or height indicator
Added calipers to the Ruler making it easier to perform certain measurements
Added a menu option to reset the Ruler to its default position and size
When the Loupe is locked, the arrow keys can be used to nudge its position onscreen
Rulers can be extended to a maximum size of 2400 pixels
Rulers now snap to 5 pixel increments when the shift key is held down
Added command keys to adjust Ruler length
Guides and Frames can now be nudged with the arrow keys when selected
Added an indicator to Frames when using a constrained ratio
Added an option to copy the Loupe color as an NSColor definition
Added a preference to copy HTML color strings using lowercase letters
Fixed a bug / crash with the Loupe being offset on a second screen of a different size
The Loupe now displays the Hue in degrees, not as percentage
The bottom line of the screen is now magnified with the Loupe
The Loupe no longer shows the Crosshair color when both tools are selected
Added sound feedback when copying a color or image from the Loupe to the clipboard
Fixed a bug where the vertical Crosshair indicator was off by one pixel
Minor bug fixes and improvements.