f.lux is an application which adapts the colour of your computer's screen to the time of day.
f.lux is an application which adjusts the color temperature of your computer's screen based on the time of day to reduce eye strain at night.
Questions tagged [f.lux]
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Is there a work around to configure brightness or color on a DisplayLink monitor?
I run 3 monitors in addition to my laptop display at work - two of the monitors are using DisplayLink adapters. I've always thought that all my displays were too bright (and possibly give me headaches?) - even after I reduced their brightness as…
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How do you start a program after X has started?
There's a little app called F.Lux that sets your screen temperature based on the time of day. The Linux version is a little spartan with just a console interface but it works perfectly well.
Where can I invoke it so that it starts up after X has…
cyborg
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Dim screen below minimum brightness level
I have both set my screen brightness to 0% in Windows 10 and activated f.lux at the lowest possible value (2700K), but I still think it's too bright.
Is it possible to further dim the screen or obtain a value lower than 2700K in f.lux?
Jamgreen
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How to uninstall flux on linux?
Flux is a lighting app which malfunctions on my laptop. I tried
sudo apt-get remove flux
in the terminal, but it responds with "the package doesn't exist".
Erlja Jkdf.
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Does f.lux affect DirectX video games?
Does f.lux affect the color temperature of DirectX video games?
I appreciate what it does on the desktop, but I'm not sure if I want it on in a game.
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How do I decrease the screen brightness in f.lux?
I've heard that, in addition to controlling screen temperature, you can use f.lux to decrease the brightness of your screen. However, I couldn't find a brightness option in settings, nor could I find any mention of the feature on the official…
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How can I make the mouse cursor render with software instead of hardware?
I use a program called f.lux to change the display color. However, the color does not affect the mouse: leaving it an ugly bright white. A partial fix is to set the registry value of mouse trails to -1, but this causes some games to be unable to…
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Run f.lux at STARTUP, not login
All of the other "startup" questions have to do with post-login execution, when I'm trying to get a program to run when you press the power button. I'm using the application f.lux, and restart my computer a lot. I want flux to turn on and stay on…
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How do I keep the app f.lux in bedtime mode during the day?
How do I keep the app f.lux in bedtime mode during the day? I want to be able to toggle f.lux on all the time
This app is great, especially if you are coding on a high energy 27inch Apple cinema display.
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Flux changes color quickly
I've been using f.lux which is a desktop color management software which adjusts the color of screen to reduce blues during night time.
My understanding is that's meant to slowly adjust the color as your day your day goes on.
However, I've been…
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Flux Disabling it for specific Windows/Monitors (VLC hardware overlay?)
F.lux is some color management application. My problem, with multiple monitors, is that I multitask. There are not distinct movie watching times, and coding/working/browser times; It is just all at once. And while it is a great application for…
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How to apply software display calibration while running F.lux?
I got great results from doing software calibration with Color Management in Windows 7, but F.lux resets the profile to its own every second. Is there any other way to calibrate the display that works alongside F.lux? AMD Vision Engine Control…
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Change color temperature throughout the day
Is it possible to have f.lux change the color temperature continuously throughout the day, rather than over the course of 30 seconds or whatever at sunset? Seems weird to have it almost be a square wave like that. I am used to using redshift in…
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F.lux unattended installer
I'm looking to create an unattended installer for F.lux for Windows, but don't want users to be prompted by the initial location configuration.
Where are the settings for F.lux stored, so I can set the location before the installer is executed?
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Can f.lux's automatic behaviour be overridden?
I found out about f.lux when someone mentioned it on another question here on SU that I happened to stumble upon. I've been using it ever since because it's a simple, original, useful piece of software.
However, sometimes I find that I want to…
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