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The application features a user-friendly interface with a trackbar for adjusting the transparency level of the overlay.
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DimGlow provides a sleek and efficient solution for creating a comfortable viewing experience in low-light environments.
- The range of the trackbar is from 0 to 95. Also I include a restriction to the trackbar so that the user can't use the value of +100 (It will be too dark).
- The mouse and Window Manager are still visible because of Win32 Registers.
- If any related HTML5 videos are still visible as normal bright it's because of some Video Enhancement Software (AMD Radeon, Intel, etc). Make sure you check them!
- In case you slide the trackbar all the way to the right (maximum value) and the screen become to dark, you can increase the brightness of the screen psychically.
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WARNING: This application triggers Windows Defender SmartScreen. This is because the application is NOT SIGNED. To run the application, click on "More info" and then "Run anyway". The application is open-source and the source code can be viewed in the repository.
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If you don't trust me, you can build the application yourself using Visual Studio.
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The executable file will be located in the bin folder of the project directory. Just move the entire /src files in the main directory and run DimGlow.sl
- Solve the issue with the application triggering Windows Defender SmartScreen.
- Solve the issue with "Dark Mode" checkbox to remain saved when the application is closed.
- Show battery status.
- Multi-monitor support.
- Multi-monitor separate functionality.
- Normal mode
- Transparent mode
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This project was built using Visual Studio 2022. To run the application, open the solution file in Visual Studio and build the project.
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It's used primarily for reducing eye strain when using a laptop screen in dark environments (e.g. in bed, on a plane, etc.).
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Reducing the amount of light emitted from the screen to improve battery life.
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Learn how to use the Win32 API in C# and to get rid of the annoying blue light filter that comes with Windows 10/11.