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README: Explain gamma ramps and why integrated features should be preferred

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Run `redshift -h` for help on command line options. You can run the program
as `redshift-gtk` instead of `redshift` for a graphical status icon.
* Website: http://jonls.dk/redshift/
* Project page: https://github.com/jonls/redshift
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Technical Details (Gamma Ramps)
-------------------------------
Redshift applies a redness effect to the graphical display. The intensity of the redness can be customized and
scheduled to only be applied at night or to be applied with more intensity at night.
Redshift uses the gamma correction ramps to apply this effect which has traditionally been the only
way of applying a color effect to the display. Note that this is really a hack to work around the absense of a
standardized way of applying color effects, and it is resulting in several issues some of which are explained in
the _FAQ_ section below. As long as Redshift is using gamma ramps, many of these issues are impossible to solve properly
in Redshift.
Since Redshift was first created, many desktop environments have adopted similar functionality as an integrated
component:
- GNOME: [Night Light](https://www.gnome.org/news/2017/03/gnome-3-24-released/attachment/night-light/)
- Plasma: Night Color
- Windows: [Night Light](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4027563/windows-10-set-your-display-for-night-time)
- macOS: Night Shift
Using the features integrated into the desktop environments avoids many of the issues with gamma ramps which is why
these implementations should generally be favored over Redshift. On the other hand, Redshift may offer some additional
flexibility that is not available in the integrated features.
FAQ
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