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| -rw-r--r-- | ChangeLog | 54 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | README | 18 |
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@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +2009-12-23 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Add setting gamma ramps with the VidMode extension. + Allow selection of gamma setting method with program parameter (-m). + Fallback to VidMode if RANDR doesn't work. + +2009-12-23 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Move source and headers to src dir. + +2009-12-23 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Move RandR code to separate file. + +2009-12-23 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Rescale blackbody values above 6500K to be in [0,1]. + +2009-12-23 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Update NEWS + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Add autotools support. + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Add COPYING file (GPLv3). + Add copyright and license in file headers. + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Allow individual adjustment of each gamma channel. + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Make transition period a bit shorter. + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Have color temperature transition period be DEFINEd at the top. + Print current period (day, night, transition) when verbose. + Call setlocale() with LC_CTYPE instead of LC_ALL otherwise parameter parsing + is locale dependant which is confusing. + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Use getopt() to parse arguments. + +2009-11-04 Jon Lund Steffensen <jonlst@gmail.com> + + Initial import. + @@ -1,3 +1,7 @@ +v0.2 (2009-12-23) +* Add a different method for setting the gamma ramps. It uses the + VidMode extension. + v0.1 (2009-11-04) -Initial release. +* Initial release. @@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ Adjust color temperature of your screen according to your surroundings. This may help your eyes hurt less if you are working in front of the screen at night. -The program uses the RANDR extension of the X server to adjust the -color temperature. This is done by setting appropriate gamma ramps. If -you have configured your own gamma ramps they will be overwritten -but in that case you probably care too much about color accuracy -to use this program anyway. Your graphics driver and X server needs to support -at least RANDR version 1.3. +The program uses an X server extension adjust the color +temperature. This is done by setting appropriate gamma ramps. If you +have configured your own gamma ramps they will be overwritten but in +that case you probably care too much about color accuracy to use this +program anyway. Your graphics driver and X server needs to either +support at least RANDR version 1.3 or the VidMode extension. The color temperature is set according to the position of the sun. A different color temperature is set during night and daytime. During @@ -38,9 +38,13 @@ have reasonable defaults. gamma value. -h Display help message. -l LAT:LON Your current location in latitudes and longitudes. + -m METHOD Method to use to set color temperature (randr or + vidmode). Default is randr. In some cases one of the + methods will not work. In that case you may be able to + use the other method. -t DAY:NIGHT Color temperature to set at daytime/night. -v Verbose output. Example (location is Copenhagen, Denmark): - $ redshift -l 55.7:12.6 -t 6800:3500 -g 0.8 -v + $ redshift -l 55.7:12.6 -t 6800:3500 -g 0.8 -m vidmode -v |