Screen caliper for Linux (gCaliper)

Hi ARCH'ers,
i've created a screen caliper / ruler for Linux to measure pixel distances with variable rotation, written in C#, using GtkSharp2. I was inspired by a proprietary windows product, and i found no equivalent application for Linux (most of them are only simple rulers), so i decided to implement one for Linux. gCaliper is 100% open source, of course.
Even if it seems that this is a simple application, it takes several days to implement this app, because using GTK was absolutely new for me. I do not use WinForms, because it needs WIN32 api calls to create shaped forms.
Maybe someone could help me to create a DEB and RPM package. And i need to know where to place/register the app icon for the application launcher. (/usr/share/icons/...?)
Suggestions are very welcome!
By the way: The theme is customizable without recompiling the source.
https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/gcaliper/
https://github.com/Arakis/gcaliper
Last edited by Arakis (2014-06-21 21:28:09)

Arakis wrote:Maybe someone could help me to create a DEB and RPM package.
I'm really not qualified - but I've received lots of help on the same question.
You may want to see the following threads + wiki page:
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=175409
https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=182198
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Us … tributions

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