6/20/2023 0 Comments Dimmer than dim windows+ Small speedup of DLLCalls Edited Apby Ascend4nt + Added _GraphicsIsGammaRampSupported() function which checks if the graphics device supports Gamma Ramps (used by 3). Oh, one more thing, just to clear up the context of post #2: it had to do with a question I had regarding any theories or common practices used to adjust brightness without losing contrast or details. Use just the Windows Dimmer, or mix together different scripts for some funky effects! (see the attachment below) So, with all that said, I might as well post the whole package of scripts together as one ZIP. * UPDATE: See ' >Spotlight + Focus GUI' script for some new eyestrain-relieving experiments! And check out RedShiftGUI for even better ideas for eyestrain relief! This creates a cool movie-theater or focus-writer effect that I find actually compliments the Windows Dimmer. Mine simply dimmed the active window, while KaFu's dimmed everything BUT the active window. We now have a nice 'Windows Desktop Dimmer' program that I find to be a must-have addition to my Windows toolbox.Īh, and I should mention the neat ' >Windows Focus' GUI that was developed by KaFu in response to my ' >Active Window Dimmer' script. So, KaFu took it one step further by developing a simple GUI, and I made some adjustments (see above pics), implemented some fixes, and the rest is history. No fancy Desktop Shade GUI's were needed. Turns out one easy API call was all it took to adjust the screen brightness. UNTIL, that is, lorenkinzel came in and > posted a script that surprised us all The thing is, everybody ran into the same losing-topmost status problem. A number of people tried to come up with methods that tried to solve this problem - and really, its an interesting read, so check out the posts that follow. So (as you'll see from the posts below), we created workarounds by resetting the top-most flag. However, there was a constant issue revolving around windows stealing the top-most attribute, thus causing them to hover 'above' the desktop shade. This worked well when put inside a 'real' AutoIt script. I had explored the idea with this very basic test code: I got this idea from this Android app called ' Screen Filter'. So what other option is there? Well, there's this novel idea of using a desktop dimmer 'window' - basically a click-through full-screen GUI that is fully transparent - thus altering the screen colors. Its even more of a pain when dealing with more than one monitor. Graphics Card software adjustments: Pain in the ass, often inconsistent, and might ruin contrast, wash out colors, or otherwise not give the results you want. In different scenarios, brighter is better (games, movies).The monitor emits a high pitched noise ( common with LCD dimming).LCD brightness adjustments: Yes, this is the obvious choice. So I looked for ways to adjust this, but each thing had its limitations. Are your eyes being blinded by the bright white light leaping from your screen and burning your retinas out? Yeah, so were mine.
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