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Bugbyte · 03-27-2008, 09:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by smilr

Back to the real topic of this thread: my 2008 Xenarc screen is TOO BRIGHT at night. So my dream FE HAS to have a night-vision friendly nighttime mode / theme. Red text / UI elements on a dark background is my goal. Ideally the FE should swap between the two based on dusk / dawn times entered by the user.

Try Shades, for an interim solution. Unfortunately, it isn't Applescriptable so you can't command it to auto-dim, but it does the trick for night driving.

I agree that a software based auto-dim feature is a must-have.

03-27-2008, 09:49 AM	#54
Bugbyte Admin. Don't bug or I'll byte. Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Corning, NY Posts: 4,678	Quote: Originally Posted by smilr Back to the real topic of this thread: my 2008 Xenarc screen is TOO BRIGHT at night. So my dream FE HAS to have a night-vision friendly nighttime mode / theme. Red text / UI elements on a dark background is my goal. Ideally the FE should swap between the two based on dusk / dawn times entered by the user. Try Shades, for an interim solution. Unfortunately, it isn't Applescriptable so you can't command it to auto-dim, but it does the trick for night driving. I agree that a software based auto-dim feature is a must-have. __________________ -Where in the world is the iBug? -Find out about theiBug -Attention Newbies! Have you seen the FAQ Emporium? -No time to figure it out? Take 5 minutes to view the Car PC 101 video