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02-17-2013, 12:09 AM | #1 |
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Site brightness question
Does anyone know of a way to change the background of this page to a neutral colour?
Dunno if it's just me, but the white background is frying my eyeballs! For the record...I have gone into the screen settings and worked with my resolution & dimming features. |
02-17-2013, 01:00 AM | #2 |
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Yes, but it is not for the faint-of-heart. You need an app ported to your particular browser to actively override the CSS Stylesheet for the displayed page every time that website page is called. Wanna see it? Right click on this page and select "View page source". All the override apps I've seen expect you to somewhat understand that source code. You could try sunglasses.
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02-17-2013, 01:35 AM | #3 |
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eh thanks...I guess.
Someone suggested "fishing glasses", apparently they have an antiglare lens. I'll try and find some tomorrow. After about 10 minutes on this laptop I feel like I have welding flash. I didn't have this trouble with the old CRT monitors but it seems the flat lcd screens all have a certain level of annoyance for my eyes. I keep trying different cures but haven't found anything that works, just thought someone else might have the same trouble... |
02-17-2013, 05:45 AM | #4 |
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OK, plan "B".- All laptops have a power management program that controls screen brightness independently for battery and AC use. The default for AC is usually 100%. Look for an icon that is either a battery charge indicator or an AC plug. Click on it. A power management program should open. In there you should be able to set the AC operation brightness to a lower level.
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02-17-2013, 06:04 AM | #5 |
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When you are cool the sun shines all of the time. I wear sun glasses 24/7. I heard this back in the sixties.
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02-17-2013, 06:11 AM | #6 |
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02-17-2013, 06:32 AM | #7 |
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Have you had your eyes checked? An op*******ologist may be able to advise you.
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02-17-2013, 06:39 AM | #8 |
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My Apple desktop has a Gamma setting that makes for easy glare free viewing. Neither my iPad nor any Windows display has any such setting that I can find, and like you, the glare does bother me on these machines.
I know there are glare reducing stick on's for iPads, but I haven't gotten that far.
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02-17-2013, 07:29 AM | #9 |
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That was in an accident report when I was in the Air Force. An airman was disembarking an airplane at night and fell down the gangway stairs and was injured. It was found he was wearing sun glasses. When questioned about that, his reply was "Man, when you are cool, the sun is always shining". We all had a good laugh about that.
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Each time I turn on my laptop I hit the Fn and F5 keys to dim the screen to almost the lowest level. Not only is it easier on the eyes, but it saves power. |
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02-17-2013, 07:51 AM | #11 | |
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02-17-2013, 10:35 AM | #12 |
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I turned down the brightness on my screen this morning and while it is not quite so easy to read the words, it is much easier on the eyes. I think I will leave it dimmed . I read in the AARP magazine that the screen should be an arm's length away and the top of the screen should be about even with your line of sight.
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There's a company called "Gunnar eyewear" that seems to market glasses for my symptoms. I'll endevour to try some and would like to hear if anyone else has tried them. The glasses are apparently popular with "gamers" and not sure if they're a trendy placebo or in fact hold some worth..anyone? |
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02-17-2013, 02:38 PM | #15 |
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See 3rd paragraph of original post. Thanks anyway.
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02-17-2013, 02:59 PM | #17 |
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Have you tried Accessibility options in windows? See note below to get to accessibility options ... Below are some examples of what several options that are available. To change High Contrast options High Contrast is designed for people who have vision impairment. High contrast color schemes can make the screen easier to view for some users by heightening screen contrast with alternative color combinations. Some of the schemes also change font sizes for easier reading.
CRT flickering at 60 hertz when you look away as seen in peripheral vision drives me crazy and hurts eyes. Last edited by Benson; 02-17-2013 at 03:09 PM. |
02-17-2013, 03:14 PM | #18 |
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Craig, Think Benson is on right track - it sounds like you may have a "high contrast white setting". Try changing to windows classic setting.
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02-17-2013, 03:50 PM | #19 |
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Benson & first Model A... will try it tonight when I get home.
Beefing up my shop wiring for the new spot welder today. Thanks! |
02-17-2013, 04:57 PM | #20 |
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I turned the brightness down. Now i kant unnerstan wot i is reeding. I can haz cheezburger tho.
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02-18-2013, 01:51 AM | #21 |
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So I've tried all the suggestions and no luck. I'm running microsoft 7 Home premium and the format must have changed because I'm not seeing the pages as laid out by Benson. Accessability options doesn't take me to any "high contrast" tabs or settings.
I've played with resolution which only changes the shape of my window. In my wanderings though I've disabled my camera which seemed to dim the screen slightly except I can't be sure since eyes are so screwed up right now. Also I stumbled upon the refresh and we have NO choice...just 60HZ in this useless brick. Sorry guys...this is definately off the subject of Model A's, I'll sort it out somehow. |
02-18-2013, 01:53 AM | #22 |
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So i downloaded this thing that makes most computer applications look like this but i cannot find where i downloaded it from.
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02-18-2013, 08:46 AM | #23 |
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Sorry the page I referenced is from Windows XP not Windows 7. It looks like MS moved some options to change backgrounds and page colors into Internet Explorer 10: http://www.microsoft.com/enable/products/ie10/ Search the page listed in the URL above for the following text: "Change the font size, formatting, and screen colors To make webpages easier to see, you can change the font type and size, and the foreground and background colors that are used to display webpages. You can also specify the color used for links in webpages, and override colors used on webpages. With an Internet Explorer window open on the desktop, tap or click Internet Options from the Tools menu." |
02-18-2013, 01:19 PM | #24 |
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Craig, IMO this is ok to post because it's a condition which might casue you to leave the Model A forum. Anyway hope you see this - it's at control panel > appearance and personalization > personalization scroll down to the bottom:
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02-18-2013, 01:36 PM | #25 |
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apple desktop has a f1 and f2 for setting the screen brightness just by touching and holding the button down......what do you wear when spotwelding..... but maybe try the glasses method for use on your screen
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...went to appearance and tried all 3 white backgrounds, they all show exactly the same on my screen. Scolled down to the colour choices and selected a Tacoma Cream background.....now my cat's missing (only the screensaver turned Tacoma cream...that used to be the cat) All the sites I frequent with text are still unchanged. The background of a website is locked in and can't be changed it seems. Things I've tried so far...seen the optomotrist who said computer glasses are a complete gimmick...followed up with a hard sell on antiglare prescription glasses which is about the time I walked. I found out this laptop AND my Toshiba at work are both locked at 60mhz and apparently there are higher refresh rates available which lessen eye strain. Something that's helped a small amount is covering the screen with a tinted privacy filter (Nextec, The Source) The sceen still makes my eyes hurt. I'm ready to try some computer glasses but it'll be a few more days till I can obtain some good ones. Next & last resort is kicking this thing to the curb! Really not sure how much more "change" this tired brain is up for. Thanks for the ideas everyone...have tried everything suggested (limited to what settings this computer has) |
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