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Old 09-22-2016, 12:39 PM   #1
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I am experimenting with a "night mode" in CC. It is a checkable option in the booklist/grid menu. When checked, the background turns black, the text turns into a deep grey, and lots of other minor stuff happens in book details and dialogs.

There are a zillion interactions with everything so this might not be a trouble-free update. There almost certainly won't be any crashes but there might be cases were text disappears.

I will probably release it this weekend. The question: is this an alpha or a beta release? Normally I would say "beta" but I am not sure how sensitive all of the testers are.
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Perhaps I'm insensitive, but whether it's alpha or beta, I'll be happy to test it
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I'm ok with either way. I won't be insulted.
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I am experimenting with a "night mode" in CC. It is a checkable option in the booklist/grid menu. When checked, the background turns black, the text turns into a deep grey, and lots of other minor stuff happens in book details and dialogs.
I would use this as my always on mode (I switch all my apps to a black background to save battery life). Please don't be too aggressive with the deep grey text, so that it is still readable in daytime.

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I would use this as my always on mode (I switch all my apps to a black background to save battery life). Please don't be too aggressive with the deep grey text, so that it is still readable in daytime.

Thanks.
I am currently using #BBBBBB, which looks like this
Click image for larger version Name: Clipboard01.jpg Views: 310 Size: 34.0 KB ID: 151838

I could go brighter, e.g., #CCCCCC, but I wouldn't want to go further than that. Text at FFFFFF glows like a flashlight.

(The action bar text is #FFFFFF.)
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Don't hate me for this, but could you make it an option?

In return for your kindness, I promise not to ask you to have it go on and off at specific times.
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Don't hate me for this, but could you make it an option?

In return for your kindness, I promise not to ask you to have it go on and off at specific times.
Make what an option?
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Make what an option?
Text color in Night (or alternate) mode.

I would even be happy if you just offered two options for the color for the two use cases for it. BBBB for people who wanted to use it at night, and something much lighter for people with AMOLED screens who were going to use it all the time.

Don't bother if its a ton of work, but a black background saves a lot of battery life on an AMOLED display.
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Text color in Night (or alternate) mode.

I would even be happy if you just offered two options for the color for the two use cases for it. BBBB for people who wanted to use it at night, and something much lighter for people with AMOLED screens who were going to use it all the time.

Don't bother if its a ton of work, but a black background saves a lot of battery life on an AMOLED display.
Nope, can't do that (as far as I can tell). I can select a "theme" but I cannot change the characteristics of a theme. I would need to create a new theme for each variance and then add some UI to select between them. Not going to do that.

I will send you the APK now.
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Work perfectly for me. Very happy of that option! Thanks!
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I am experimenting with a "night mode" in CC.
Just happened to see this in the settings and needed to tell you how much I LOVE IT!!!!!!!

Your app keeps getting better and better
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