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Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access)

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In article <agisaak.spamblock-499FAE.04152015012015@shawnews>, Ymir
<agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have developed rather severe cataracts over the past year and it is 
> becoming increasingly more difficult to use my mac while I await 
> treatment.
> 
> First, I'm still using Leopard (10.5.8) so my OS is a bit behind the 
> times, but maybe someone here can still help me out.
> 
> There's an option in Universal Access to invert the screen colours using 
> cmd-ctl-opt-8 which makes text much easier to read. Unfortunately, this 
> option also makes photos and video entirely uninterpretable.
> 
> I'd like to find a way to write a script which will automatically invert 
> the video when certain applications are foregrounded and uninvert it for 
> others (and also change desktop pictures so the desktop remains 
> consistently dark), but I'm not sure if it is even possible to associate 
> a script with a particular application. Does anyone know if this is 
> possible? and if so do you have a link to someplace which might describe 
> how to do this?
> 
> Also, while I know how to toggle the video, I've been unable to find 
> anyplace where one can actually access the current state of the display. 
> I'm assuming there must be some variable accessible via the terminal 
> which contains this info, but I have no ideas what it is called. Any 
> suggestions?
> 
> I suspect this may not be possible but thought I would ask...
> 
> Andre

It's not really worth all the effort. It's much easier to simply push
cmd-ctl-opt-8 as needed.

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Invert Screen (Universal Access) Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-01-15 04:15 -0700
  Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-16 09:03 +1300
    Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-01-18 21:37 -0700
      Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-01-18 23:24 -0600
        Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 00:04 -0700
      Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-19 06:10 +0000
        Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 00:05 -0700
          Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-19 16:32 +0000
            Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Ymir <agisaak.spamblock@gmail.com> - 2015-01-19 10:00 -0700
              Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-19 17:10 +0000
    Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) ErikRS <mac-dane@is.invalid> - 2015-01-20 02:10 +0100
      Re: Invert Screen (Universal Access) Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-01-20 16:12 +1300

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