Redshift 1.5 released

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I had wanted to release redshift 1.5 last month but for various reasons I never got around to it. Today I received a very generous donation which reminded me that I really needed to get this release out.  The source is available from the launchpad project page as usual. Packages for Ubuntu Lucid are available in the PPA. The contributors for this release are: Francesco Marella, Gabriel de Perthuis, aleth and the translators.

  • Application launcher and autostart feature contributed by Francesco Marella (fixes #590550, #612710).
  • Improve GNOME location provider (patch by Gabriel de Perthuis) (fixes #598277).
  • New ubuntu-mono-dark icons that fit the color guidelines better. Contributed by aleth (semi-fixes #596536).
  • Improve error message when first adjustment method fails (fixes #596537).
  • Translation updates: Basque (Ibai Oihanguren); Chinese (Jonathan Lumb);
    French (Hangman, XioNoX); German (Jan-Christoph Borchardt); Hebrew
    (dotancohen); Spanish (Fernando Ossandon)

Thank you contributors and donators! (btw, the donation will be spent on hosting for this website).

  • http://nikolay.com Nikolay Kolev

    Thanks, but how do I set the applet options? Also, the screen is always way too red compared to f.lux.

  • Jon Lund Steffensen

    @Nikolay Kolev: Currently, the GUI is for people who don’t need to set options. Change the color temperature if it’s too red for you.

  • Andrea Caminiti

    Hi jonls:

    Are you going to update your ppa for maverick or suggest your latest version for universe? Because right now redshift 1.2.2 is the one avaliable for maverick. Thanks for all.

    Regards.

  • http://nikolay.com Nikolay Kolev

    Can’t you just make the GUI read from a ~/.redshift.conf file or from an ENV variable?

    BTW, the new monochrome icon is good, but it’s darker than the normal icons, so, I think it needs a little more work to make it match the rest of the standard icons.

  • Jon Lund Steffensen

    @Andrea Caminiti: Hi Andrea. I don’t know what I have to do to get a newer version in maverick. Do you know?

    @Nikolay Kolev: A config file was planned, but not finished, for this release. Patches are welcome. I’ll forward your comment on the icons to the artist (aleth).

  • Jani Välimaa

    FYI, Redshift 1.5 is now available for latest stable Mandriva release (2010.1) as backport and for current development version (and thus for all stable releases from now on).

  • http://www.goplexian.com/ Alex Combas

    Hi Jon,
    I just wanted to thank you for Redshift I use it a lot.

    I recommended redshit in this blog post I wrote http://www.goplexian.com/2010/09/15-tips-every-computer-geek-should-know.html

    I also gave you a flattr click!

    Keep up the good work!