{"id":33226,"date":"2021-01-11T15:21:14","date_gmt":"2021-01-11T15:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=33226"},"modified":"2024-04-24T15:16:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T15:16:36","slug":"make-gnome-suitable-e-ink-monitors-via-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/01\/make-gnome-suitable-e-ink-monitors-via-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Gnome Suitable for E-Ink Monitors via This Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33227\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eink-mode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eink-mode.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/eink-mode-450x338.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Run Ubuntu or other Linux with Gnome Desktop on E-Ink Displays? There&#8217;s now an E-Ink Mode Gnome Shell extension allows to easily toggle desktop appearance suitable for the monitors.<\/p>\n<p>What does E-Ink Mode extension do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Switch shell theme to built-in light high contrast one (User Themes extension is not required).<\/li>\n<li>Switch GTK and icon theme to High Contrast<\/li>\n<li>Switch Cursor theme to DMZ-White<\/li>\n<li>Disable shell animations<\/li>\n<li>Restore previous themes and animation settings when disable this extension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Though the things can be done manually step by step, the extension make it as easy as a toggle switch in <b>Extensions<\/b> tool. <b>And so far only Gnome 3.36 (Ubuntu 20.04), GNOME 49  are supported.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33228\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/toggle-einkmode.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/toggle-einkmode.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/toggle-einkmode-450x229.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How to Install E-Ink Mode extension:<\/h4>\n<p><b>1.)<\/b> For Ubuntu, first make sure <code style=\"border: none; color: #000000;\">chrome-gnome-shell<\/code> package is installed. And for the Extensions tool, install the<code style=\"border: none; color: #000000;\">the gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/code> package:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"border: none;\">sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/pre>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-32875\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs.png 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/apt-chrome-gnome-shell-prefs-450x113.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>2.)<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/extensions.gnome.org\/extension\/3957\/e-ink-mode\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Go to the extension web page<\/a> and turn on the toggle icon to install it.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-33229\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/install-eink-extension-600x373.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/install-eink-extension-600x373.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/install-eink-extension-450x280.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/install-eink-extension.jpg 703w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t see the toggle icon? Click the link which says &#8220;Click here to install browser extension&#8221; to install browser extension and refresh the web page.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10357\" src=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension.png 520w, https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/gnome-browser-extension-450x222.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It should enable E-Ink Mode once you installed the extension. To toggle off or remove it, use <b>Extensions<\/b> tool.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Run Ubuntu or other Linux with Gnome Desktop on E-Ink Displays? There&#8217;s now an E-Ink Mode Gnome Shell extension allows to easily toggle desktop appearance suitable for the monitors. What does E-Ink Mode extension do: Switch shell theme to built-in light high contrast one (User Themes extension is not required). 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