Looking for a Firefox extension

[Bob]

I have serious glare problems with my CRT monitor that cannot be
remedied by any of the usual fixes - I have tried adjusting the
contrast, brightness and gamma until the cows come home and nothing has
changed. I have found that if I set the text color to RGB (120,120,120)
- basically a light grey - the problem pretty much goes away, since
glare problems with CRT monitors are dependent on the contrast between
type and background, in part.

Bottom line: I tried to adjust color in Firefox preferences for text
color. I turned it to the grey above. But the only way to make it work
was to uncheck "let webpages override my settings". This somehow screwed
up everything horribly - many backgrounds simply refused to load at all,
some page functions stopped working, etc.

I am looking for an extension that will allow me to say, highlight some
text (the text I am trying to read) and turn it all to the grey that I want.

Do you know of any?

Sorry, Firefox newsgroups are all down now.

 

[ed]

I have serious glare problems with my CRT monitor that cannot be
remedied by any of the usual fixes - I have tried adjusting the
contrast, brightness and gamma until the cows come home and nothing
has changed. I have found that if I set the text color to RGB
(120,120,120) - basically a light grey - the problem pretty much goes
away, since glare problems with CRT monitors are dependent on the
contrast between type and background, in part.

Bottom line: I tried to adjust color in Firefox preferences for text
color. I turned it to the grey above. But the only way to make it work

was to uncheck "let webpages override my settings". This somehow
screwed up everything horribly - many backgrounds simply refused to
load at all, some page functions stopped working, etc.

I am looking for an extension that will allow me to say, highlight
some text (the text I am trying to read) and turn it all to the grey
that I want.

Do you know of any?

no i dont't know of any. but one might want to look into
digitalviberance settings in x. it requires some knowledge of how x
works, but the bottom line is something like this, and it will require
some playing around to test it:

Option "DigitalVibrance" "100"

Where 100 is the brightness. 50 is probably a
pretty reasonable level.

 

[Bob]

no i dont't know of any. but one might want to look into
digitalviberance settings in x. it requires some knowledge of how x
works, but the bottom line is something like this, and it will require
some playing around to test it:

Option "DigitalVibrance" "100"

Where 100 is the brightness. 50 is probably a
pretty reasonable level.

Sorry, I'm on Windows. I just crossposted to Linux group because I
respect them and so many of them use Firefox.

Anyone know how to set up the user.css style sheet in Opera?

 

[yttrx]

I have serious glare problems with my CRT monitor that cannot be
remedied by any of the usual fixes - I have tried adjusting the
contrast, brightness and gamma until the cows come home and nothing has
changed. I have found that if I set the text color to RGB (120,120,120)
- basically a light grey - the problem pretty much goes away, since
glare problems with CRT monitors are dependent on the contrast between
type and background, in part.

Bottom line: I tried to adjust color in Firefox preferences for text
color. I turned it to the grey above. But the only way to make it work
was to uncheck "let webpages override my settings". This somehow screwed
up everything horribly - many backgrounds simply refused to load at all,
some page functions stopped working, etc.

I am looking for an extension that will allow me to say, highlight some
text (the text I am trying to read) and turn it all to the grey that I want.

Do you know of any?

Sorry, Firefox newsgroups are all down now.

Firefox newsgroups are never down.

Get a new monitor. I know I know, you dont want to/cant buy one right
now. So save up for one. Or turn the one you have way from the fucking
light source. Put a shade on it. Go get a glare-reducing attachment.
Try sunglasses.

Christ.




-----yttrx

 

[yttrx]

Sorry, I'm on Windows. I just crossposted to Linux group because I
respect them and so many of them use Firefox.

**** OFF




-----yttrx

 

[Dylan Parry]

Anyone know how to set up the user.css style sheet in Opera?

No idea, but seeing as you originally asked this question about Firefox,
I figured I'd try to answer this question as regards that instead

In the Firefox profile directory there is a 'chrome' directory. In there
should be 'userContent-example.css' (or similar). Edit this to you
heart's content, then save it as 'userContent.css' in the same
directory. Of course, finding the correct CSS for some sites is going to
be the tough part, but as a starting point:

body {
color: #787878 !important;
}

Should get you on your way.

--
Dylan Parry
http://electricfreedom.org | http://webpageworkshop.co.uk

Programming, n: A pastime similar to banging one's head
against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward.

 

[ed]

Sorry, I'm on Windows. I just crossposted to Linux group because I
respect them and so many of them use Firefox.

you cross posted to the wrong group. if you want operating system help
then try posting to the relevant news group.

 

[Jonathan N. Little]

I have serious glare problems with my CRT monitor that cannot be
remedied by any of the usual fixes - I have tried adjusting the
contrast, brightness and gamma until the cows come home and nothing has
changed. I have found that if I set the text color to RGB (120,120,120)
- basically a light grey - the problem pretty much goes away, since
glare problems with CRT monitors are dependent on the contrast between
type and background, in part.

Bottom line: I tried to adjust color in Firefox preferences for text
color. I turned it to the grey above. But the only way to make it work
was to uncheck "let webpages override my settings". This somehow screwed
up everything horribly - many backgrounds simply refused to load at all,
some page functions stopped working, etc.

I am looking for an extension that will allow me to say, highlight some
text (the text I am trying to read) and turn it all to the grey that I
want.

Do you know of any?

Sorry, Firefox newsgroups are all down now.

Not a Firefox issue Bob, but hardware. You need a new monitor! Monitor
lose contrast with age, CRT are cheap now that folks want flat panels.
get yourself a new CRT.

 

[7]

I have serious glare problems with my CRT monitor

The flat screens are these days very good about glare.
They don't cost a lot either.
About 100 pounds for 1280x1024 screen
http://www.ebuyer.com

 

[Bob]

The flat screens are these days very good about glare.
They don't cost a lot either.
About 100 pounds for 1280x1024 screen
http://www.ebuyer.com

Thx. I will look into that. I thought they were still prohibitively
expensive.

 

[Bob]

Not a Firefox issue Bob, but hardware. You need a new monitor! Monitor
lose contrast with age,

Thx. That makes perfect sense, as all of the monitors with this problem
were older CRT's! And the new ones that I had, while I did have some
similar problems, it seemed that I was able to sort it out after
fiddling with the display settings for a week or two. In this case,
nothing works. Yes, it is a contrast problem. The white background
"blooms" over the black text, no matter where I set the settings!

CRT are cheap now that folks want flat panels.

That would make sense.

get yourself a new CRT.

How much are they running now?

 

[Bob]

No idea, but seeing as you originally asked this question about Firefox,
I figured I'd try to answer this question as regards that instead

In the Firefox profile directory there is a 'chrome' directory. In there
should be 'userContent-example.css' (or similar). Edit this to you
heart's content, then save it as 'userContent.css' in the same
directory. Of course, finding the correct CSS for some sites is going to
be the tough part, but as a starting point:

body {
color: #787878 !important;
}

Is #787878 the same as RGB 120,120,120?

Can I have this as the only rule in my CSS, or will that very minimal
sheet cause any problems?

Should get you on your way.

I don't think I want any more rules.

 

[Dylan Parry]

Is #787878 the same as RGB 120,120,120?

Yes. It is the equivalent value in hex.

[...]

I don't think I want any more rules.

You may do, but only if you find that the body text on particular pages
has been styled using rules that override yours. A good page /should/ be
using the style defined for the 'body' element for its main content, but
there are plenty out there that won't - ie. the content will be in a
further 'div' element with another style defined for that.

For example, your user CSS file won't help in this situation:

[...]
<body>
<div id="content" style="color: red;">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
</div>
</body>
[...]

As the style for the /content/ 'div' would take precedence.

--
Dylan Parry
http://electricfreedom.org | http://webpageworkshop.co.uk

Programming, n: A pastime similar to banging one's head
against a wall, but with fewer opportunities for reward.

 

[Bob]

Is #787878 the same as RGB 120,120,120?

Yes. It is the equivalent value in hex.
Thx...

[...]
I don't think I want any more rules.

You may do, but only if you find that the body text on particular pages
has been styled using rules that override yours. A good page /should/ be
using the style defined for the 'body' element for its main content, but
there are plenty out there that won't - ie. the content will be in a
further 'div' element with another style defined for that.

For example, your user CSS file won't help in this situation:

[...]
<body>
<div id="content" style="color: red;">
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet...
</div>
</body>
[...]

As the style for the /content/ 'div' would take precedence.

Right, as I recall CSS.You are correct. It is working well for some pages - maybe 20-25%, but
then the rest are somehow overriding this file, perhaps in the ways you
suggest here. Thx.

The problem is improved, but it is still there to a great extent.

Do you know a Firefox extension that will allow me to select, say the
readable body text on a page and right click and apply a style to it,
say the grey color above?

Didn't there use to be a Web Developer extension for FF that did all
sorts of fancy things. Could not find it last time I went looking.

 

[Bob]

The flat screens are these days very good about glare.
They don't cost a lot either.
About 100 pounds for 1280x1024 screen
http://www.ebuyer.com

At the local store, cheapest LCD was around $225. On big web stores,
cheapest LCD ran around $160-180. Good CRTs are now around $115. Thx.

 

[dorayme]

Do you know a Firefox extension that will allow me to select, say the
readable body text on a page and right click and apply a style to it,
say the grey color above?

Didn't there use to be a Web Developer extension for FF that did all
sorts of fancy things. Could not find it last time I went looking.

Have you tried:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/

 

[Beauregard T. Shagnasty]

Have you tried:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/

Or even direct from the manufacturer!
http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/

 

[Bob]

you cross posted to the wrong group. if you want operating system help
then try posting to the relevant news group.

Don't want OS help.



Want Firefox help.



Firefox groups all shut down on the Netscape server months ago.

 

[Bob]

Have you tried:

https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/extensions/

Yes.

But not exhaustively.

An interesting one was called "Stylish", but I'm not sure what it does.
Seems to do just about anything you want it to style-wise.

 

[Bob]

Or even direct from the manufacturer!
http://chrispederick.com/work/webdeveloper/

Thx!

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