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This white screen in DQS7 is killing me. Eyes hurt, headache. - dnr

Posted: Oct 19, 2012

In DQS6, where the screen color was determined by what you set Windows colors, I had a nice pale green which is very easy on the eyes. And what's up with the dark grey highlight for SR!? Harder to see the black text underneath. Shesh, these changes from DQS6 where definitely made by people who do not have to look at a computer screen all day. I will never forget the day I was looking for a specific keyboard and the computer salesmen did not comprehend why I was so picky. They had no idea what it is like to do hours and hours of typing.

someone posted the solution below - a couple days ago nm

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nm

Blue blocker glasses - MT

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I use blue blocker glasses I ordered from Amazon, Uvex S1933X, $8.25. They block the blue from any light, saves my eyesight and helps me sleep. I wear them anytime I look at a blue screen or after dark, also F.Lux after dark. I learned about them from Jack Kruse, it has something to do with cortisol and artificial light. Anyway, I use them and they are wonderful. No more headaches or eye strain. I tried using regular sunglasses, but they didn't work.

They don't make you sleepy? Seems to be their main use, - promoting better sleep.

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I'm interested in trying these, though. I loved being able to change the background color when I was on DQS a while back, but now that I'm on EditScript (rogue here from another board, heh), I can't change the background color because of the red tracking box, darn it, so back to white background, ugh.

Not really, depends - MT

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I find that I can go to sleep earlier than I did before, which is something I had always wanted to do, and my sleep is better. I read recently on that 2 hours of screen time per day is best, but I don't often follow that rule. I guess it depends on your work hours. I think they would make you sleepier if you tried to stay up late, and so I changed my work schedule so I get off earlier than I used to. I used to stay up until 12 or 1 am watching TV or online, now I try to sleep by 10 or 10:30 and I feel much better, more energy. Am planning to get out of MT and work in an office, so I will need to get up earlier anyway.

I work 3rd shift, about 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. - better sleep

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So not sure how that would work for me. Anything that would help reduce eye fatigue should help me feel less tired, though, so maybe the effects would cancel each other out in the long run, leaving me about the same tiredness-wise overall but with my eyes feeling better. Cheap enough to be worth experimenting with anyway. Thanks for the tip.

Turn resolution down on monitor... - minus button

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It changes it just enough to not hurt. Play with it a bit.

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