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Old 03-14-2021, 10:04 AM   #1
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Word limit per line / Background darkening

On widescreen monitors, sometimes there are too many words per line to read if you have the Viewer maximised. Changing the page layout/margins based on pixels can limit the words per line in a correct manner only if the window is not resized and the font size stays the same.
For a more ergonomic, faster and less tiring reading experience, I have following suggestions:
  • Adjustable limit of characters/words per line. About 10 words could be standard.
  • Dark background mode: In window mode, the entire background could be darkened or blurred to allow distraction free reading.
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Old 03-14-2021, 10:05 AM   #2
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There's not going to be a character based words per line limit. As for dark mode just choose it in the viewer preferences under colors.
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Old 03-14-2021, 10:20 AM   #3
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Thanks for the quick reply.

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There's not going to be a character based words per line limit.
As far as I know, it's easier for the eyes and you can read faster if you adjust the length of lines. Lines of 30 words are harder to process visually than lines of 10 words. It would be practical to have that option, in my opinion.

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As for dark mode just choose it in the viewer preferences under colors.
Thanks, but what I meant was the background tasks, everything that is visible and potentially distracting behind the Viewer window when I resize it to limit the length of the line.
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Old 03-14-2021, 10:31 AM   #4
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The viewer cannot darken things outside its window. And you can limit line length just fine by simply specifying the appropriate screen area to use to render text in the viewer settings.
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The viewer cannot darken things outside its window.
Oh, I thought it could be done by adding an additional layer to cover the background, but I don't know about the technical limitations of this project, maybe it would turn out too complicated.
Anyone knows a tool that can darken everything except the active window?

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And you can limit line length just fine by simply specifying the appropriate screen area to use to render text in the viewer settings.
Yes, I just found that out, it works pretty well for me, although you can't directly limit the number of words with it.
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Oh, I thought it could be done by adding an additional layer to cover the background, but I don't know about the technical limitations of this project, maybe it would turn out too complicated.
Anyone knows a tool that can darken everything except the active window?


Yes, I just found that out, it works pretty well for me, although you can't directly limit the number of words with it.
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This is what my full screen looks like
Thanks for sharing!

This is my layout right now:





I have added some space at the top margin because my screen is at an elevated position, the page should not start much higher than the eye level for optimal reading. Also I have only 1 column because I wanted to avoid having to turn my head. The problem is, now there is too much white space at the sides, which can be a bit bright to the eyes. Ideally, it would be possible to make the blank areas to the sides of the pages darker. I'm still experimenting.
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Thanks for sharing!
The problem is, now there is too much white space at the sides, which can be a bit bright to the eyes. Ideally, it would be possible to make the blank areas to the sides of the pages darker. I'm still experimenting.
Well, I found out that this is possible to change in the colour settings. Doesn't look perfect but at least the sides are not too bright anymore.

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Old 03-19-2021, 02:26 PM   #9
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By the way, f.lux has a Vignette Mode which goes very well with my layout. Helps keeping the focus on the centre.
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