f.lux beta discussion
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Windows 10 has always taken quite a few seconds to launch startup items - we don't load immediately due to this limitation. It is launching fine on our machine. Can you check that it is allowed in task manager > startup?
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@herf said in f.lux beta discussion:
Windows 10 has always taken quite a few seconds to launch startup items - we don't load immediately due to this limitation. It is launching fine on our machine. Can you check that it is allowed in task manager > startup?
He is talking about the problem where people are saying that they have to click the f.lux icon in order to get f.lux to take effect. So, the f.lux program is starting with Windows 10 just fine (that's not the problem), but it's not applying the set color temperature until they simply click the icon in the Notification Area.
I have seen others saying the same thing with the Creator's Update and the beta f.lux, so, like I said, this is a problem for everyone with the Creator's Update. I'm pretty sure you said at one point that you are aware of this problem and you are going to see if you can fix it.
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Please post video card and driver info if you are having trouble.
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@TwoCables said in f.lux beta discussion:
...so, like I said, this is a problem for everyone with the Creator's Update.
I'm running f.lux 4.20 on Creator's Update and i don't have that issue.
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@disqQ said in f.lux beta discussion:
@TwoCables said in f.lux beta discussion:
...so, like I said, this is a problem for everyone with the Creator's Update.
I'm running f.lux 4.20 on Creator's Update and i don't have that issue.
I'm relieved to know. What GPU do you have?
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@TwoCables GTX 1070. One thing that i notice though, is, when and if i close f.lux i need to wait like 15/20 seconds if i want to open it again. If i close f.lux and launch it right after, nothing happens.
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@disqQ said in f.lux beta discussion:
@TwoCables GTX 1070. One thing that i notice though, is, when and if i close f.lux i need to wait like 15/20 seconds if i want to open it again. If i close f.lux and launch it right after, nothing happens.
Oh, the executable is taking a long time to quit. Interesting. I had that problem early on with the Beta but it seemed he fixed it.
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@herf i'm using Notebook, Win 10 Pro, a Radeon M430, a Core i5 Kaby Lake, i have reinstall all the default video graphics driver.
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Hey, Alex again!
Just another suggestion. It would be nice to have the option to disable the notifications, as when I constantly switch between apps it can get abit annoying.
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I have flickering on/off issues on Windows 10 Creator's Update and f.lux 4.20.
I'm using a dual-GPU laptop (intel integrated and nvidia 980m on 381.65).
I think it might be limited to Chrome.
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@lorna said in f.lux beta discussion:
@dreadnaut ... The first release was set dimmer than we intended as we live in a house that's quite a lot darker than most at night, so we brightened it up.
I keep my area very dim, I dim bulbs until they turn orange! Not yellow orange, or fire orange, but probably ember orange or close. I lost one of my light dimmers, but maybe it will turn up. I use an orange light for bathroom activities, and keep all the other lights very dim.
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@TwoCables
Hi. My mouse isn't being coloured. Any suggestions? -
@tambre Do you have the latest (v4.20) release? If not, redownload, as it's live on the main website. There is an option in the settings called "software mouse cursor". I'm really not sure how this will affect the mouse, but I DO know it will render your mouse in software. This may cause the mouse to be invisible in some fullscreen applications and games, so you may not be able to use the setting permanently if this occurs, let us all know your experience (I don't reboot often).
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So f.lux recognizes apps now, thats great.
How about to take it further an define videoplayer apps to use the movie-mode automatically. I could tell it that if VLC is running to go into movie mode the same way to shut down if photoshop is running.
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@cartel I very much agree with this. As the name says, AppData is for data (ie. configuration files and such), but not actual executables - that's what Program Files is for.
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@tambre said in f.lux beta discussion:
@TwoCables
Hi. My mouse isn't being coloured. Any suggestions?Yeah, I have 3 different methods. Two of them do the exact same thing but the approach is different. One of the 3 is my favorite.
- Use Windows Magnifier. This one is my favorite because all you have to do is open it. You don't have to log out of Windows or Restart your computer. You just open it and minimize it (if you don't want it in the way). I give all credit to Tungsten_smooth for this one. If it opens magnified above 100%, then you just set it to 100% and you never have to set it again.
- In the new beta of f.lux, go into the f.lux menu and choose "Options (and Smart Lighting)..." and then enable "Software mouse cursor (fixes "white cursor" after a reboot)" Then, log out or Restart. It's your choice.
- Enable MouseTrails in the Registry. Enabling "Software mouse cursor" in step #2 above is actually exactly the same as what I'm about to tell you: go into the Registry and open this key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse. In the right-hand pane, double-click "MouseTrails" and change the value to -1 or 99, whichever might work better for you for some reason. Then, log out or Restart. It's your choice. Both settings should have the same result. F.lux's "Software mouse cursor" sets this Registry subkey to '-1'.
No matter what, i prefer using Windows Magnifier because all I have to do is open it and I'm done. I can even use the Ease of Access Center to make the Magnifier start with Windows.
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@TwoCables said in f.lux beta discussion:
Yeah, I have 3 different methods.
I use a fourth: a set of black cursors, which are always the right temperature :-)
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Is it possible to have an editable list of apps to disable flux for rather than having to have the app in the foreground when you select the menu option?
Also anyway to auto disable on full screen apps? (Games),
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@dreadnaut said in f.lux beta discussion:
@TwoCables said in f.lux beta discussion:
Yeah, I have 3 different methods.
I use a fourth: a set of black cursors, which are always the right temperature :-)
So, f.lux changes their color? I see that they have color.
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@Tungsten_smooth That definitely works, but it seems induce some input lag and I don't really like the trails it adds. I'll probably stick to software mouse cursor for now.
