invert colors (xcalib -invert) for nighttime viewing

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JoeSchmoe
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invert colors (xcalib -invert) for nighttime viewing

Post by JoeSchmoe »

Hello,

First, I want to apologize in advance if this is a dumb question. I just got my first ever Linux computer about 10 hours ago and I'm afraid I'm still learning the basics. I'm eager to learn, though.

When I use a computer at night, I like to use a program that inverts the colors on the screen, turning black to white, white to black, and red to green (etc.) I find it much easier on the eyes.

According to this post, I should be able to do this on x.org by using xcalib. Unfortunately, when I run xcalib -invert -alter, nothing happens.

Is there some reason why xcalib shouldn't work with lxde?

I'm running lxde 0.5.0-4ubutu4 on lubuntu 14.04 running on a ARM-based single board computer, an ODROID xu3 lite.

Thanks in advance for any help. Fairly extensive searching hasn't found anything so far. Any other tips would be appreciated.
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Re: invert colors (xcalib -invert) for nighttime viewing

Post by Rex Bouwense »

Welcome to the LXDE forum. I am using Lubuntu 14.04 which of course has LXDE. I just tried to reverse the colors on my computer with the command

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xcalib -i -a
Since I did not have it installed, I received the message
The program 'xcalib' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install xcalib
I typed

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sudo apt-get install xcalib
in the terminal. I entered my password when asked and hit enter. After the installation I entered the command in the terminal and the colors reversed. Is that what you did?
Rex
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