On Wednesday, Apr 30, 2003, at 16:16 US/Pacific, Patrick D. Lewis wrote:
> LEAVE YOUR LAPTOP AT HOME is the obvious answer! :-)
>
> How do you get your laptop's bright screen, dark-adapted friendly?
>
> I seek advice on methods of laptop back-light dimming and favorite
> methods for shifting the image from multicolor, to night-vision
> friendly red.
>
> What's worked for you? What has been tried, but disappointed you?
>
> Could it be as simple as going to TAP plastic for a sheet of red
> acrylic, cut to size?
>
> Pat Lewis
>
I use rubylith, which you can get at any decent stationery store.
Rubylith is a dark red acetate plastic sheet, which is available in
8.5" x 11" and larger sizes. It used to be used for manual layout of
documents for printing; now that computers are de rigeur for graphic
layout I have no idea what it's used for, but they still sell it.
Rubylith has a shiny side and a matte side, which makes it perfect for
use on laptop screens. Carefully cut a sheet of rubylith to fit your
laptop screen, and apply it to the laptop with the matte side facing
you. Be careful not to get the rubylith sheet dirty before applying it
to the computer screen. If a single sheet doesn't darken the display
enough, cut and apply more.
The biggest advantage of rubylith is that it clings to the computer
screen nicely by static charge, and it's adjustable (in that you can
add or subtract layers to suit your needs). It's also cheap. If the
rubylith gets icky after a few uses, just replace it with a fresh sheet.
Jeff Kirk