{"id":35871,"date":"2021-11-27T16:27:12","date_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=35871"},"modified":"2021-11-27T16:27:12","modified_gmt":"2021-11-27T16:27:12","slug":"colortint-add-translucent-overlay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2021\/11\/colortint-add-translucent-overlay\/","title":{"rendered":"ColorTint Adds Translucent Overlay To Help People with Dyslexia, Scopic Sensitivity"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For people with dyslexia, scopic sensitivity, and related conditions, GNOME has an extension to adds a a translucent colored overlay over your desktop that may help.<\/p>\n

It’s ‘ColorTint’ that adds an indicator applet in system tray area. User may click the drop down menu options to enable\/disable the overlay, change the color via RGB slider bar, and adjust transparency via the Alpha<\/i> slider.<\/p>\n

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How to Install ColorTint:<\/h3>\n

The extension works on GNOME 40 (Ubuntu 21.10) and GNOME 3.32 (Ubuntu 18.04), however lacks Ubuntu 20.04 support<\/b>…<\/p>\n

1.) Firstly, press Ctrl+Alt+T on keyboard to open terminal. When it opens, run command to install the ‘chrome-gnome-shell’ package to enable ability to install Gnome Extension via web broser:<\/p>\n

sudo apt install chrome-gnome-shell<\/pre>\n
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2.) Next, go to the link below and turn on the slider icon to install the extension:<\/p>\n
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Install ColorTint<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Don’t see the toggle icon? Try installing the browser extension via the link in the page and then refresh it.<\/p>\n
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NOTE:<\/b> The pre-installed Firefox in Ubuntu 21.10 is a Snap package that so far does not support for installing Gnome Extensions, use another browser or install Firefox as native Deb package via command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install firefox<\/pre>\n
And, to manage all installed extensions, install ‘Gnome Extensions<\/b>‘ app either from Ubuntu Software or by running command in terminal:<\/p>\n
sudo apt install gnome-shell-extension-prefs<\/pre>\n
That’s all. Enjoy!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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