Screensaver Background Color

FatStrat85
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It would be nice if you could customize the background color of the graphic display and screensaver. I'd much prefer black over the current blue. It'd be less bright and would look much cooler.

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Screensaver Background Color

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It would be nice if you could customize the background color of the graphic display and screensaver. I'd much prefer black over the current blue. It'd be less bright and would look much cooler.

I'm confused. Are you talking about the rotating sphere of stars? The background of that IS black.

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That's strange. On my machine

That's strange. On my machine the background behind the sphere is a greyish blue color (almost a shade of purple). It's dark but far from black.

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I just checked the code --

I just checked the code -- you are right -- the background is dark blue. I'm going to change it to black.

Bruce

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RE: I just checked the code

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I just checked the code -- you are right -- the background is dark blue. I'm going to change it to black.

Bruce


Good I'm not having perception problems after all. I wonder if it would be possible to make the background color a setting or a cycling thing while you are messing with it.

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RE: RE: I just checked

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I just checked the code -- you are right -- the background is dark blue. I'm going to change it to black.

Bruce


Good I'm not having perception problems after all. I wonder if it would be possible to make the background color a setting or a cycling thing while you are messing with it.

I just don't have time -- I need to work on the postprocessing pipeline for the S4 results....

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