Snapper

The area coordinate display window

If the option Auto show area coordinates in the control window is selected, then the coordinate display window will open every time Area mode is selected. It can also be opened at any time by double clicking anywhere on the red border of the snap area.

Shown in this window are the x and y coordinates of the bottom left corner of the snap area, together with the width and height of the area, all values being in pixel. These values are continuously updated as the area is moved or resized by dragging on the red border.

The values can be set by typing in to the writable fields, or by using the bump icons adjacent to the fields. The size/position of the area is updated either as the bump icons are pressed, or when the up arrow, down arrow or return key is pressed. The bump icons follow the usual convention, i.e. holding down the shift or ctrl keys will increase the step size, and using the adjust button will reverse the direction of movement.

Changing the size or position of the snap area using the coordinate display preserves the position of the snap area in the window stack. If you need to bring the snap area to the front then you can use the key press ctrl-F (the coordinate display window must have the input focus, i.e. the caret must be in one of the writable fields for the key to be recognised). In the same way ctrl-B will force the snap area border behind all the other windows.

The coordinate window is always closed when the snap area is removed from the screen. It can be closed at any time the snap area is showing using the close icon in the title bar, and reopened by double clicking on the red border of the snap area.