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RedshiftGUI

#1 Post by I am Baas »

Monitor temperature adjustment program based on time of day. Helps prevent eye strain.
http://www.mao-yu.com/projects/redshiftgui/

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Download no-install version @ https://github.com/maoserr/redshiftgui/downloads

Settings: redshiftg.ini in AppData\Roaming
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Re: RedshiftGUI

#2 Post by Hydaral »

This looks interesting, pity it's not portable and the dev doesn't seem that active.

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#3 Post by freakazoid »

You could try f.lux.

There's a portableapps.com version available here:
http://portableapps.com/node/28677

Also check out my post about eye strain programs here:
http://www.portablefreeware.com/forums/ ... hp?p=41720
is it stealth? ;)

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#4 Post by page2pagepro »

I built a small AutoIt Script which basically copies over redshiftg.ini temporarily; runs app; then removes the footprint.

Tested on Windows 7 Ultimate & XP Pro PortableApps 4.1

Assuming your "portable" drive is "P:" (I use 2nd Sata for portable apps to keep SSD OS Drive & registry, etc. cleaner)

P:\PortableApps\
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\App
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\App\AppInfo
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\App\AppInfo\appinfo.ini
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\App\AppInfo\appicon.ico
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\Data
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\Data\redshiftg.ini
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\Data\redshiftgui.exe
P:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\Data\RedShiftGUILoader.exe

appinfo.ini contents:

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[Format]
Type=PortableAppsFormat
Version=2.0

[Details]
Name=RedShiftGui
AppId=RedShiftGui
Publisher=RedShiftGui
Homepage=https://github.com/maoserr/redshiftgui/downloads
Category=Development
Description=Redshiftgui changes the color temperature of your monitor to better match that of your surrounding. This means that it sets a cooler color temperature during the daytime (due to natural lighting) and sets a warmer temperature at night (due to indoor lighting). Similar to f.lux, this is a GUI port of the redshift project.
Language=Multilingual

[License]
Shareable=true
OpenSource=true
Freeware=true
CommercialUse=true

[Version]
PackageVersion=0.0.2.1
DisplayVersion=2.1

[Control]
Icons=1
Start=Data\RedShiftGUILoader.exe
AutoIt RedShiftGUILoader.au3 contents:

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#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Icon=G:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\App\AppInfo\appicon.ico
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Fileversion=1.0.0.0
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_LegalCopyright=Copyright © 2012 Page2PagePro.com
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Language=1033
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_requestedExecutionLevel=asInvoker
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
;; ############################################################################

; Terminate Running Siblings
While ProcessExists("redshiftgui.exe")
    ProcessClose("redshiftgui.exe")
    Sleep(500)
WEnd

; Copy ini file to PC
FileCopy(@ScriptDir & "\redshiftg.ini", @AppDataDir & "\redshiftg.ini")

; Run App
Run(@ScriptDir & "\redshiftgui.exe", "", @SW_HIDE)

; Wait for App to Load
; Sleep(5000)
ProcessWait("redshiftgui.exe");

; Remove ini file from PC
FileDelete(@AppDataDir & "\redshiftg.ini")

Exit
Complete Bundle Here

And of course replace redshiftg.ini with the your own - or adjust latlon=30.266900:-97.742800 (Austin, TX)

-GC

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#5 Post by page2pagepro »

Try this: link

Used AutoIt Script to copy over redshiftg.ini; run redshift; then delete redshiftg.ini footprint.

Autoit Code:

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#NoTrayIcon
#Region ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Icon=G:\PortableApps\(CUSTOM)RedShiftGUI\App\AppInfo\appicon.ico
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Fileversion=1.0.0.0
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_LegalCopyright=Copyright © 2012 Page2PagePro.com
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_Language=1033
#AutoIt3Wrapper_Res_requestedExecutionLevel=asInvoker
#EndRegion ;**** Directives created by AutoIt3Wrapper_GUI ****
;; ############################################################################

; Terminate Running Siblings
While ProcessExists("redshiftgui.exe")
    ProcessClose("redshiftgui.exe")
    Sleep(500)
WEnd

; Copy ini file to PC
FileCopy(@ScriptDir & "\redshiftg.ini", @AppDataDir & "\redshiftg.ini")

; Run App
Run(@ScriptDir & "\redshiftgui.exe", "", @SW_HIDE)

; Wait for App to Load
;~ Sleep(5000)
ProcessWait("redshiftgui.exe");

; Remove ini file from PC
FileDelete(@AppDataDir & "\redshiftg.ini")

Exit
Use http://www.getlatlon.com/ to modify the redshiftg.ini latlong variable.

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#6 Post by I am Baas »

@page2pagepro

Thank you.

There's also RedShift GUI Portable (not tested yet).

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#7 Post by Danix »

I just released also X-RedshiftGUI 0.2.1_rev1, a portable version of the software packaged in winPenPack's format.
Compared to the other versions posted before, X-RedshiftGUI directly saves user settings in the application folder, without copying and then erase traces from the system.

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#8 Post by webfork »

Danix wrote:X-RedshiftGUI
I'll test it out. So far I've been using F.lux for a little over a year now and it's great for reducing eye strain, but it sometimes decides it doesn't want to work anymore on Win7x64. So I end up re-downloading and re-extracting it every few months.

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#9 Post by Midas »

Just tested RedShift GUI (it's a fork of RedShift; RedShift GUI original website was at http://www.mao-yu.com/projects/redshiftgui/, but is now dead; an alternative Sourceforge.net page is at http://sourceforge.net/projects/redshiftgui/; RedShift GUI can be portabilized with http://rolandtoth.hu/yaP/configs/Redshift GUI.ini), and am pretty pleased with it... 8)

One minor issue, though: latest RedShift GUI version at SF.net is v0.2.1, but the Github repository download at https://github.com/maoserr/redshiftgui/downloads lists the Windows version as v0.2.3 -- only both downloads are exactly the same and display v0.2.1 from the 'About' button. Was there ever a later version?

My reason for asking is because the geolocation search by IP (hostinfo.ip, brought up by the 'Location' button) is missing. I was able to solve this, but I'm left wondering if there is a working version...

Baas screenie above is still current and, also as reported above, there's RedShift GUI Portable at http://sourceforge.net/projects/redshiftguip/ -- but this seems to be just the normal RedShift GUI v0.2.1 wrapped inside some kind of sandboxing application.

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#10 Post by SYSTEM »

Midas wrote: One minor issue, though: latest RedShift GUI version at SF.net is v0.2.1, but the Github repository download at https://github.com/maoserr/redshiftgui/downloads lists the Windows version as v0.2.3 -- only both downloads are exactly the same and display v0.2.1 from the 'About' button. Was there ever a later version?
No, as far as I can see. The most authoritative source for the version number is this file: https://github.com/maoserr/redshiftgui/ ... eLists.txt.

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# Project version
set(RSG_VERSION_MAJOR 0)
set(RSG_VERSION_MINOR 2)
set(RSG_VERSION_PATCH 1)
In addition, these "0.2.3" downloads were created in the same day when the version number was bumped to 0.2.1.
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Re: RedshiftGUI

#11 Post by Midas »

SYSTEM wrote:These "0.2.3" downloads were created in the same day when the version number was bumped to 0.2.1.
  • I see; probably a typo, then. Thanks a lot, dear SYSTEM. :)

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#12 Post by webfork »

webfork wrote:
Danix wrote:X-RedshiftGUI
I'll test it out. So far I've been using F.lux for a little over a year now and it's great for reducing eye strain, but it sometimes decides it doesn't want to work anymore on Win7x64. So I end up re-downloading and re-extracting it every few months.
I've tested this for quite a while on my Win7x64 system. It doesn't work on multiple monitors and will (mysteriously) expand to the size of multiple screens so that I have to reside the small window several times until it fits on just one. It also has a fairly rapid jump from color temperatures midway during the day instead of a gradual transition over time different color temperatures.

Going to switch back to F.lux for the moment and just delete the Data folder when it starts misbehaving.

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Re: RedshiftGUI

#13 Post by freakazoid »

webfork wrote:Going to switch back to F.lux for the moment and just delete the Data folder when it starts misbehaving.
I'm using the yaP version of f.lux and I don't get any misbehaving problems.
is it stealth? ;)

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