Re:Night Vision: a very real UX problem
by niels_olson on Friday May 11, 2012 @01:44PM
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I haven't tried flux on the ipad, but I didn't see anything in flux that even approaches what Nocturne will do.
Re:Night Vision: a very real UX problem
by ryanpetrich on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:21PM
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My "Color Profiles" package does this: http://rpetri.ch/cydia/colorprofiles/
Re:Night Vision: a very real UX problem
by georgieporgie on Friday May 11, 2012 @02:19PM
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I use F.lux. I find certain things about it irritating[1] and I don't see any signs of updates or improvements from the author. Unfortunately, it appears to be patented, which rules out the possibility of competition spurring improvement.
[1] screen dimming is way too fast, happens in sync with the sun going down even though I want normal colors til 9pm, odd behavior when waking the computer, no ability to create custom brightness curves (e.g. in the afternoon, the sun bounces off the building behind me, greatly intensifying brightness for about two hours).
screen dimming is way too fast,
F.lux has a preference for transition. Fast (20 seconds) or Slow (1 hour).
though I want normal colors til 9pm,
Change your location to a point two hours to your west?
Re:Night Vision: a very real UX problem
by georgieporgie on Friday May 11, 2012 @11:59PM
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F.lux has a preference for transition.
True, but as I recall it still behaves oddly in some circumstances.
Change your location to a point two hours to your west?
That's the usual suggestion, but then you have to change it back if you rise early.
When going from my laptop to ipad at night its a huge and painful difference, its largely the reason I am considering jail breaking.