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2009-04-27
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#12
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Originally Posted by Bundyo
Yes, please have a full-featured dark theme for the following 4 reasons:
There should be at least one dark theme. I bet most ITT users already developed vampiric vision + most distributions already have dark themes and white content looks like a hole in the browser.
- Battery and eyeball conservation
- To match the Maemo 5 SDK Alpha
- Me
- Bundyo
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2009-04-27
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#13
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Originally Posted by GeneralAntilles
New maemo.org theme (on N800 MicroB):
New or old? It's plenty quick here.
To load my profile 23 seconds (about 14 after CPU spikes to 100)
To load my profile with Minimalistic Theme at ITT :
4 seconds (or less).
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Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
-Brent
Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
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2009-04-27
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#14
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Originally Posted by daperl
And just a few weeks ago I inverted my Avatar to look better on a dark background!
Yes, please have a full-featured dark theme for the following 4 reasons:Thanks
- Battery and eyeball conservation
- To match the Maemo 5 SDK Alpha
- Me
- Bundyo
Ahh!
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Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
-Brent
Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
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2009-04-27
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Originally Posted by daperl
Just to clarify: On LCD screens (such as those in the tablets, and on most desktops), white uses less power than black, and in general light uses less power than dark.
Yes, please have a full-featured dark theme for the following 4 reasons:Thanks
- Battery and eyeball conservation
- To match the Maemo 5 SDK Alpha
- Me
- Bundyo
The opposite is true for CRT and OLED screens, but those are still/already in the minority.
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2009-04-27
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Originally Posted by BrentDC
I like it. Do you have a simple recipe for doing stuff like that in The Gimp? None of the demos look that good.
And just a few weeks ago I inverted my Avatar to look better on a dark background!
Ahh!
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2009-04-27
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Originally Posted by Matan
What about the eyeball power usage?
Just to clarify: On LCD screens (such as those in the tablets, and on most desktops), white uses less power than black, and in general light uses less power than dark.
The opposite is true for CRT and OLED screens, but those are still/already in the minority.
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2009-04-27
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Originally Posted by Matan
Interesting, thanks for the info. I wonder then if the Maemo 5 SDK isn't a precursor for a RX-51 CRT surprise. No... scratch that... I meant OLED surprise.
Just to clarify: On LCD screens (such as those in the tablets, and on most desktops), white uses less power than black, and in general light uses less power than dark.
The opposite is true for CRT and OLED screens, but those are still/already in the minority.
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2009-04-27
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Originally Posted by daperl
The Sony part number points to a transflective display.
Interesting, thanks for the info. I wonder then if the Maemo 5 SDK isn't a precursor for a RX-51 CRT surprise. No... scratch that... I meant OLED surprise.
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2009-04-27
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Originally Posted by daperl
A bit of a hack job...
I like it. Do you have a simple recipe for doing stuff like that in The Gimp? None of the demos look that good.
Enjoy!
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Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
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Author of TouchSearch -- web searching software for Maemo 5.
Mobile Device lineage: Palm Z22 -> Palm TX -> Nokia N800 -> Nokia N900
Ryan Abel