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apotla
Asked: 2012-02-08 21:38:23 +0800 CST

Setting a greyscale (or monochrome) color scheme

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I would like to see everything on my computer screen in grayscale (like say the kindle screen). How do I do this?

color-management

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  1. Best Answer

    Compiz has a few filters which supposedly can do what you want.

    1. Install Compiz Config Setting Manager from Ubuntu Software Center or with sudo apt install compizconfig-settings-manager.
    2. Run it and under Accessibility category you'll find Color Filter and Opacity, Brightness and Saturation filters.
    3. There you'll be able to enable them, assign a keyboard shortcut and edit the filters' settings.

    Compiz Config Setting Manager

    Now, I have to admit that I wasn't able to test it since I only have Ubuntu in a virtual box without 3D acceleration, but hopfully it'll give you some pointers.

    Also, please don't get too excited modifying Compiz settings - it is quite easy to break Unity by doing so. The filters I mentioned above should be quite safe though.

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