f.lux beta (another thread)
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Well, I was too fast to say my problems went away with 4.21. It only worked once. :(
Before I always had to open f.lux main window to make it update temperature to daylight when I started my computer in the morning. This morning, not even this worked. Now I had to take a slider and move it all the way to 5500k and the temperature was updated. Then I moved a slider back to 6500k.
Could this be a problem with those old Radeon Catalyst drivers?
Edit: Looks like that when I start computer it's always low temperature even if it was daylight 6500k when I last turned computer off. :/
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@TwoCables Are you a Vampire? :D
PS: I dont have 800k option....where can i enable it? -
@sitayi2308 said in f.lux beta (another thread for 4.21):
@TwoCables Are you a Vampire? :D
PS: I dont have 800k option....where can i enable it?lol
Use the new keyboard shortcuts ('hotkeys') for changing the color temperature. Come on. :)
Hint: check out the f.lux options. Explore and discover. hehe
Oh and Mike, see I'm not the only one who wants 800K. I think the main slider should have 1 range: 800-6500K. If the user wants higher color temperatures than that, then that should be an option they can enable. Or, they can just use keyboard shortcuts.
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@herf No, version 4.21 installed and no reboot as required. Anyway i did reboot my system before writing those things here, so that's no the problem i guess.
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Yeah, reboots aren't required for f.lux updates. Fresh installations of f.lux require a reboot though.
Are you using a USB monitor?
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@disqQ Hmm we only use this transform when everything else has failed. That's usually when you have a device attached (like a docking station with USB/DisplayLink) that doesn't work another way. There might be bugs in the way we test the system though, so any more information about your configuration (GPUs and drivers and monitors and how they're connected) that would help.
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@herf I have a GTX 1070 with drivers version 381.65. Using Dell P2414H with displayport.
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@disqQ said in f.lux beta (another thread for 4.21):
@herf I have a GTX 1070 with drivers version 381.65. Using Dell P2414H with displayport.
Is this with Windows 10's Creator's Update too? I have seen several reports of problems since it came out, and each one was display-related in one way or another.
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Yes, i'm using Windows 10 version 1703, build 15063.138.
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@disqQ said in f.lux beta (another thread for 4.21):
Yes, i'm using Windows 10 version 1703, build 15063.138.
I thought so. :( Here we have yet another case of the Creator's Update causing problems.
For the record, I have Windows 7. I'd bet though that I'd probably be experiencing some display-related problem too if I had Windows 10 and the Creator's Update. It seems that's pretty normal so far.
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Our NVIDIA (Kepler) machine is still on Anniversary (for displaylink testing) so I will try to make a build that prints out some internal state for you.
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Thank you.
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@TwoCables Thanks man, i didn´t know that. But...you are really a Vampire because 800k its too "bloody-style" :D
PS: Im using 6500k during the day and have enable "reduce eyestrain" but i wonder if this option maintains during nighttime or it will disable itself. -
@sitayi2308 said in f.lux beta (another thread for 4.21):
@TwoCables Thanks man, i didn´t know that. But...you are really a Vampire because 800k its too "bloody-style" :D
PS: Im using 6500k during the day and have enable "reduce eyestrain" but i wonder if this option maintains during nighttime or it will disable itself.I like 800K because I want to reduce all blue light when I want to get sleepy, not just most of it. It may look extremely red to you, but when I've been awake for a very long time, it's an extremely welcome thing and it no longer looks all that red (especially when there's no daylight coming through my window). I also switch to just one of these lights and nothing else:
When I'm maybe 30 minutes away from bedtime, I switch to this little thing:
https://www.amazon.com/Westinghouse-03469-Nanolux-1-Watt-Bulb/dp/B000UQ1Y0Y
If you're serious about your sleep, you get serious about everything that affects it. When I've been awake for a long time and I want to go to sleep in a couple of hours, it feels extremely good to go to 100% red light. Going from 6500K and a bright monitor to 800K and red indoor lighting and also a very dim monitor is a huge relief when I've been awake long enough to be extra sensitive to light.
Check the curvy lines in f.lux to see how sensitive to light you're most likely to be when you've been awake for about 14-16 hours.
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@TwoCables Man...you are amazing! Many thanks, im learning a lot with you!
Ive been using F.lux since 2010 and can´t live without it anymore. -
@sitayi2308 said in f.lux beta (another thread for 4.21):
@TwoCables Man...you are amazing! Many thanks, im learning a lot with you!
Ive been using F.lux since 2010 and can´t live without it anymore.You're quite welcome!
Yeah, I think I've been using f.lux since maybe 2011. It's absolutely wonderful that I can still use my computer when I have successfully reduced or eliminated blue light and alerting light everywhere else in my little living space!
Of course, I don't think it ends with light (or the brightness of light). I think it's also good to avoid loud noises and sounds, fast rhythms from anything, video games, movies, pretty much anything on T.V. these days including the news (heh), physical activity that raises your heart rate and gets you going, etc. Anything that is stimulating and energizing can be bad and make it harder to go to sleep. I mean, I think we should all take a cue from the animals outside because when the sunset draws near, they begin winding down and their activity levels decrease and they make less noise, etc. They calm themselves down and avoid things that interrupt that calm serenity they are trying to achieve.
I even found in my research that it's best to wait a minimum of about 3 hours after eating before going to sleep because that's about the minimum amount of time for your stomach to become empty so that your body isn't being forced to digest while you are trying to sleep. Have you ever gone to sleep like say 30 minutes or an hour or an hour and a half after a decent-sized meal only to wake up hot or to have bad dreams - or both? Or you think you sleep fine but you feel kinda crappy the next day?
Then, of course, there's caffeine and alcohol and other things. lol
Of course, at 800K, there isn't much I can do on my computer and still enjoy it except for maybe reading things. That's fine though because I really shouldn't be doing anything other than super calm and peaceful things at that time anyway. Still, it's hard. I want to play video games or something so that the time goes by faster so that before I know it, I'm laying down to go to sleep. lol
It's tough being a human being on this planet. LOL :)
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On Windows, where is the disabled-program data stored? Since, currently there is no option to un-disable the use of f.lux with a certain program once it's been disabled for that program already.
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@SomeGuyNamedDavid Undo it the same way - open the program you want re-enabled, then open f.lux preferences > uncheck disable for [current app]. No master list yet.
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Before I update everyone, look at 4.22?
https://justgetflux.com/flux-setup4-22.exe
This one is all about color - we are trying to dial in better color calibrations even when Windows doesn't have one. Basically a lot of our laptops were too "green/yellow" and we tried to fix it using some embedded monitor info.
Also trying to fix tone map so things look better when you dim a lot at night - looks amazing when it works.
Color stuff may be buggy, so let me know! Options has "Use Monitor Data for Calibration" which you can turn off.
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@herf Well....colors are more darker indeed :D can you explain what "Use Monitor Data for Calibration" means? I see little difference when I turn it off.
