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With W10 you must enable location service to enable "sunset to sunrise". If you keep LS disabled you can only mechanically set up & down times, which slowly dri

by srigi 9y ago

With W10 you must enable location service to enable "sunset to sunrise". If you keep LS disabled you can only mechanically set up & down times, which slowly drifts by seasons. With f.lux you can insert your location manually.

emn13 9y ago
Frankly: why would you want to follow sunset to sunrise? That's clever and all, but not useful. What matters is your sleep schedule; just because the sun doesn't set until after 10pm doesn't mean you monitor needs to be on it's bluest setting until then; similarly, even when the sun sets at 1630, I really don't need my monitors to start putting me to sleep yet. And in general, if I need to wake up early, I'd rather the monitors be at their bluest immediately, and not wait until sunrise. A fixed schedule is better than the fancy sunset times.
- PeterisP 9y ago
  It matters if you are in places with windows and/or tend to take breaks from your computer - in general, you'd want the "white" on your computer to be comparable to white materials in your surroundings, or the colors will be weird. There's no point making your computer already "red" if your room is lit by sunlight.
  - emn13 9y ago
    having used these programs for many years: the color casts caused by f.lux don't typically match surrounding light, even when everything switches roughly simultaneously (which is rare, because of all kinds of artificial sources that are on/off unpredictably to f.lux). I regularly set my night schedule well in advance of sunset, and it's not a problem; you always keep screen out of direct sunlight, and so far I've also managed to avoid direct sunlight in the visual vicinity simply because the contrast is too great. And that means that even in well-lit rooms, it's fine to have a screen slowly turn red. While it takes some getting used to - the same can be said of f.lux in general. To each their own of course - if it bothers you, don't do that ;-). But from personal experience I can assure you that not everyone minds a reddish screen before sunset (honestly, many visitors don't even notice unless there's some other screen right next to it).
nkkollaw 9y ago
What is the difference? You're still revealing where you are--although of course if you enter it manually you can enter random coordinates in the same timezone.
- fenwick67 9y ago
  The difference is giving it to the F.lux team specifically vs giving it to MS and other supported programs on your PC. I'd rather just give it to F.lux. MS will use it to sell me Bing search results.
  - nkkollaw 9y ago
    Ah, ok, it's a global setting. I thought it was something like when websites ask for your location temporarely.
- cyphar 9y ago
  In the case of redshift, the location is only used locally so it's not sent to anyone. The concept of having to send a company your location information just to dim your screen strikes me as insane.
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by srigi 9y ago

emn13 9y ago

Frankly: why would you want to follow sunset to sunrise? That's clever and all, but not useful. What matters is your sleep schedule; just because the sun doesn't set until after 10pm doesn't mean you monitor needs to be on it's bluest setting until then; similarly, even when the sun sets at 1630, I really don't need my monitors to start putting me to sleep yet. And in general, if I need to wake up early, I'd rather the monitors be at their bluest immediately, and not wait until sunrise. A fixed schedule is better than the fancy sunset times.

PeterisP 9y ago
It matters if you are in places with windows and/or tend to take breaks from your computer - in general, you'd want the "white" on your computer to be comparable to white materials in your surroundings, or the colors will be weird. There's no point making your computer already "red" if your room is lit by sunlight.
- emn13 9y ago
  having used these programs for many years: the color casts caused by f.lux don't typically match surrounding light, even when everything switches roughly simultaneously (which is rare, because of all kinds of artificial sources that are on/off unpredictably to f.lux). I regularly set my night schedule well in advance of sunset, and it's not a problem; you always keep screen out of direct sunlight, and so far I've also managed to avoid direct sunlight in the visual vicinity simply because the contrast is too great. And that means that even in well-lit rooms, it's fine to have a screen slowly turn red. While it takes some getting used to - the same can be said of f.lux in general. To each their own of course - if it bothers you, don't do that ;-). But from personal experience I can assure you that not everyone minds a reddish screen before sunset (honestly, many visitors don't even notice unless there's some other screen right next to it).

nkkollaw 9y ago

What is the difference? You're still revealing where you are--although of course if you enter it manually you can enter random coordinates in the same timezone.

fenwick67 9y ago
The difference is giving it to the F.lux team specifically vs giving it to MS and other supported programs on your PC. I'd rather just give it to F.lux. MS will use it to sell me Bing search results.
- nkkollaw 9y ago
  Ah, ok, it's a global setting. I thought it was something like when websites ask for your location temporarely.
cyphar 9y ago
In the case of redshift, the location is only used locally so it's not sent to anyone. The concept of having to send a company your location information just to dim your screen strikes me as insane.

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