* Laptop colors @ 1998-12-19 0:02 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [not found] ` <x77lvprmaz.fsf@peorth.gweep.net> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-19 0:02 UTC (permalink / raw) My kind employers have given me a portable machine. (It has nothing to do with me taking the Xmas off; oh no. Uh-huh.) The one think I really find confusing about these things are which colors one is supposed to use one the screen. If I use black (as I usually do), then I get a shimmery uneven effect, and white looks really, uhm, bright. White metallic. What colors does one use as the background and foreground colors? (Toshiba Satellite 4000CDS.) -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) larsi@ifi.uio.no * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
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* Re: Laptop colors [not found] ` <x77lvprmaz.fsf@peorth.gweep.net> @ 1998-12-19 22:08 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 1998-12-19 23:23 ` Kai.Grossjohann 1998-12-20 0:49 ` luis fernandes 0 siblings, 2 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-19 22:08 UTC (permalink / raw) Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes: > lightgoldenrod on rgb:0/0/32, with a hacked version of custom that never > changes them for anything, unless I specifically set it otherwise. Dark colors really show off the weaknesses of the display on this laptop. The colors are uneven, especially along the borders. It was suggested to me to use Gainsboro as the background, and that seems to be working OK. I get a nice, even background, and using black as the default text color works very well. All the default Gnus colors also work by default using this background (which is a very light gray background). Now, if only I could get used to this keyboard... Absolutely all the keys are in the wrong place, and there's far too few modifier keys. I'm thinking I should just remap the entire bottom row to give me Hyper and Super, as well as extra Control and Meta keys... -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-19 22:08 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-19 23:23 ` Kai.Grossjohann [not found] ` <m3lnk3xctp.fsf@reader.newsguy.com> 1998-12-20 0:49 ` luis fernandes 1 sibling, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Kai.Grossjohann @ 1998-12-19 23:23 UTC (permalink / raw) Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes: > It was suggested to me to use Gainsboro as the background, and that > seems to be working OK. Wow, gainsboro is *quite* nice. I used to use lightgrey for a long time, then recently switched to antiquewhite1, and after reading this message it was clear that gainsboro is what I want :-) All on a CRT, tho. </off-topic> kai -- This gubblick contains many nonsklarkish English flutzpahs, but the overall pluggandisp can be glorked from context. -- David Moser ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
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* Re: Laptop colors [not found] ` <m3lnk3xctp.fsf@reader.newsguy.com> @ 1998-12-20 11:51 ` Kai.Grossjohann 1998-12-20 14:26 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Kai.Grossjohann @ 1998-12-20 11:51 UTC (permalink / raw) Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes: > Do you see a difference between gainsboro and grey85? Yes, grey85 looks a bit pink (!). Hm. Here's the real difference (on Debian 2.0 i386 and SPARC Solaris 2.5): ,----- | [kai] egrep 'gainsboro|grey85' /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb.txt | 220 220 220 gainsboro | 217 217 217 grey85 `----- Hm. And lightgrey is `211 211 211'. Hm. kai -- Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean they're not out there to get me! ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-20 11:51 ` Kai.Grossjohann @ 1998-12-20 14:26 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 1998-12-20 19:23 ` Doug Bagley 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-20 14:26 UTC (permalink / raw) Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE writes: > > Do you see a difference between gainsboro and grey85? > > Yes, grey85 looks a bit pink (!). On this portablle, grey85 looks a lot more metallic than Gainsboro, for some reason or other... By the way, does lighter colors consume more battery power than darker colors? I planned on joining the Mile High Bug-Fixing Club tomorrow while flying north. Or do planes supply 15V to all the passengers these days? (I'll be gone for ten days, but since I'm modemed up and everything, Gnus stuff will probably continue as before, although I'll do my best to be bored and computerless, since I like being bored and computerless this time of year.) -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-20 14:26 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-20 19:23 ` Doug Bagley 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Doug Bagley @ 1998-12-20 19:23 UTC (permalink / raw) Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes: > By the way, does lighter colors consume more battery power than darker > colors? I planned on joining the Mile High Bug-Fixing Club tomorrow > while flying north. Or do planes supply 15V to all the passengers > these days? I don't know if lighter colors matter much. There are some good hints on how to conserve battery power here: http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/mini/Battery-Powered.html It is linux oriented but has some tips that could help other unices, based on this info, I found hacked versions of bdflush and apmd to help conserve power, and increase the functionality of the advanced power management. It's great to be able to just close the lid on the laptop in the middle of your work, and open it later and continue from where your were. I found this info at the nice site of "Linux on Laptops": http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/kharker/linux-laptop/ Cheers, Doug ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-19 22:08 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 1998-12-19 23:23 ` Kai.Grossjohann @ 1998-12-20 0:49 ` luis fernandes 1998-12-20 0:57 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 1 sibling, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: luis fernandes @ 1998-12-20 0:49 UTC (permalink / raw) larsi> Now, if only I could get used to this keyboard... Does it not have an external keyboard connector? Or is it that there isn't room, for the exernal kbd, on the couch? ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-20 0:49 ` luis fernandes @ 1998-12-20 0:57 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 1998-12-21 13:28 ` Harry Putnam 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-20 0:57 UTC (permalink / raw) luis fernandes <elf@ee.ryerson.ca> writes: > Does it not have an external keyboard connector? > > Or is it that there isn't room, for the exernal kbd, on the couch? My lap is big, but putting both a portable computer and a keyboard on it is pushing things a bit. :-) The portable is a kinda nice and warm and purring thing to have on my lap, though. (Cat-substitute-wise, that is.) -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-20 0:57 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-21 13:28 ` Harry Putnam 1998-12-21 19:01 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Harry Putnam @ 1998-12-21 13:28 UTC (permalink / raw) Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes: > luis fernandes <elf@ee.ryerson.ca> writes: > > > Does it not have an external keyboard connector? > > > > Or is it that there isn't room, for the exernal kbd, on the couch? > > My lap is big, but putting both a portable computer and a keyboard on > it is pushing things a bit. :-) > > The portable is a kinda nice and warm and purring thing to have on my > lap, though. (Cat-substitute-wise, that is.) Is it not equiped with a connection for full monitor...maybe you could squeeze a desktop monitor on there too, to solve the color problem ...he he -- Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> Running Redhat Linux 5.1 ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-21 13:28 ` Harry Putnam @ 1998-12-21 19:01 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 1998-12-22 8:06 ` Steinar Bang 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-21 19:01 UTC (permalink / raw) Harry Putnam <reader@newsguy.com> writes: > Is it not equiped with a connection for full monitor...maybe you could > squeeze a desktop monitor on there too, to solve the color problem > ...he he My lap contains multitudes. (I'm on the train up to the airport right now. Tee hee.) -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-21 19:01 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-22 8:06 ` Steinar Bang 1998-12-24 1:46 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 0 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread From: Steinar Bang @ 1998-12-22 8:06 UTC (permalink / raw) >>>>> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>: > (I'm on the train up to the airport right now. Tee hee.) You're online? Then you can take at how the traffic is doing, and be glad you didn't take the bus: http://www.vegvesen.no/gardermoen/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
* Re: Laptop colors 1998-12-22 8:06 ` Steinar Bang @ 1998-12-24 1:46 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen 0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen @ 1998-12-24 1:46 UTC (permalink / raw) Steinar Bang <sb@metis.no> writes: > > (I'm on the train up to the airport right now. Tee hee.) > > You're online? Nah. I still haven't gotten my phonecard for the laptop. -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 12+ messages in thread
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