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I've used flux, or something like it for at least 10 years (these days, most operating systems have this feature built-in and don't require a 3rd party app). M
by eminence32 5y ago
I've used flux, or something like it for at least 10 years (these days, most operating systems have this feature built-in and don't require a 3rd party app). My eyes and brain rather like it, though I did have a friend visit me recently and he instantly commented "why is your screen so red?". I was surprised that the change of color was that noticeable to the un-accustomed eye.
A quick specific complaint (in hopes of learning about workarounds): The implementation on Windows (known as "Night light") seems particularly bad: Sometimes it won't turn on at the expected time, or sometimes it will only apply on 1 monitor but not the other. Has anyone else seen this? Any hints to make it more reliable?
- alisonatwork 5y agoYeah, the Windows implementation is annoyingly buggy. I've found the best way to force it on (or off) without going into the settings and toggling it again is to kill explorer.exe via Task Manager - when it restarts then the night light will apply properly again. I have my suspicions the reason why it doesn't work consistently has something to do with power savings or hardware profiles or something, but i haven't been able to reproduce it consistently enough to open a bug report.
- Cthulhu_ 5y ago> I was surprised that the change of color was that noticeable to the un-accustomed eye. You should turn it off once late a night, your retinas will hate you for it :D
- eminence32 5y agoOh, I've tried this and they certainly do :) But if I step away from my computer at night for an hour, and then go back to it, nothing appears unusual or jarring when I return