[argyllcms] Re: telling X11 about location of display profile.
- From: Leonard Evens <len@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 20:36:20 -0600
On Fri, 2008-12-12 at 09:46 +1100, Graeme Gill wrote:
> Leonard Evens wrote:
> > Apparently, when I ran dispwin -I xxxx.icc, it created a file
> > ~/.config/color.jcnf
> > which I presume will be consulted each time I run dispwin -L.
>
> Yes.
>
> > So when I start X by logging in, I could either just run
> > dispwin -I xxxx.icc
> >
> > or
> > dispwin -I xxxx.cal or xcalib xxxx.icc
> > and
> > dispwin -L
> >
> > Presently, I am doing the former.
>
> Why ? The intention is that you would run dispwin -I whenever
> you create a new profile, and dispwin -L automatically
> on logging in.
>
> > Things are beginning to make sense to me again. But I am not satisfied
> > with the profiles I've produced using dispcal -o. There is a distinct
> > magenta tint to my grayscale test image, which I can't seem to get rid
> > of. It may have to do with a failure to account for ambient light in the
> > process, but when I do that, I get very large gammas, and, if I remember
> > correctly, I still get the magenta tint.
>
> Sorry, no idea without a lot more specific information (ie. exactly
> what profiles, what readings etc. Magenta compared to what ?). I've not
> seen such things myself. The only reports from others I recall like
> this ended up being due to faulty colorimeters.
I wondered about that. But I get similar results using my Eye-One LT
and my Eye-One Pro, at least as far as color tint in concerned.
>
> Graeme Gill.
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