Help! My Monitor is viewing as an inverse

[designingmind]

If someone could give me a hint to what key combination will undo an inverted screen, it will be greatly appreciated! I was downloading a game and when the screen faded to black and never came back on, I some how hit a combination of keys that when rebooted the screen is the reverse of normal. White is Black, Red is Green. It is driving me nuts! If I run in safe mood, everything is cool, just no sound or printer.

Thx

 

[mad jew]

COMMAND-OPTION-CONTROL-8 should get things back to normal.

 

[hanschien]

If someone could give me a hint to what key combination will undo an inverted screen, it will be greatly appreciated! I was downloading a game and when the screen faded to black and never came back on, I some how hit a combination of keys that when rebooted the screen is the reverse of normal. White is Black, Red is Green. It is driving me nuts! If I run in safe mood, everything is cool, just no sound or printer.

Thx

Control + Option + Command + 8

 

[designingmind]

You guys are officially MY HEROS!!!!!

 

[OscarTheGrouch]

well.... the same keystrokes get you the negative effect, which is really cool however extremely impracticle except for a practical joke..

 

[mad jew]

That key command is a toggle between regular colours and inverse colours. I believe the inverse colours are there as an option to help people with sight problems...

 

[iMacZealot]

That key command is a toggle between regular colours and inverse colours. I believe the inverse colours are there as an option to help people with sight problems...

Apparently you must need to be near-blind if you can only read your display in the negative mode...

 

[mad jew]

...Or on some sort of medication.

 

[iMacZealot]

...Or on some sort of medication.

You made my night again...

 

[yg17]

Hrrm......I'm kinda tempted to use this inverse thingy for a day or so, I wonder how bad it will be

 

[iMacZealot]

Hrrm......I'm kinda tempted to use this inverse thingy for a day or so, I wonder how bad it will be

I've tried...it's hard. I don't like how the aqua buttons look like a burnt orange.

 

[yg17]

I've tried...it's hard. I don't like how the aqua buttons look like a burnt orange.

Haha, I already switched back. It was unbearable

 

[mad jew]

I could stop staring at my long, hard dock.

 

[Coprolite]

I can't even bring myself to imagine yourself staring at your own dock.

 

[OscarTheGrouch]

Yeah i did this to my wifes macbook last night before bed for her to find today.

I got a nasty phone call a few minutes ago. Apparently pregnant women do not like immature childish practical jokes.

wonder if i can do this on a windows machine..

 

[LumbermanSVO]

I find it useful when I have been doing lots of reading. Helps the eyes relax some.

 

[benbondu]

Apparently you must need to be near-blind if you can only read your display in the negative mode...

I routinely use this key combination when I'm reading text. White text on black background is much easier on the eyes.

 

[notjustjay]

I love this key sequence. Do it to people all the time when they're not looking

Other favourite gags: go into Dock settings and turn dock icon magnification to maximum possible. next time they hover over an icon - BOING!!

 

[yg17]

I love this key sequence. Do it to people all the time when they're not looking

Other favourite gags: go into Dock settings and turn dock icon magnification to maximum possible. next time they hover over an icon - BOING!!

The best one is to take a screenshot of the desktop, then hide the dock, hide the icons, and then set that screenshot as the wallpaper

 

[IJ Reilly]

The best one is to take a screenshot of the desktop, then hide the dock, hide the icons, and then set that screenshot as the wallpaper

Some people are just plain vicious.

Okay, here's another one. Take a window screen shot of a web page in Safari (cmd-shift-4-space). Open in Preview, hide the tool bar. Walk, do not run, away.

 

[zephead]

I find the ctrl+opt+cmd+8 to be useful if I'm reading something against a white background in a dark room (i.e. MR), makes it not so hard on the eyes.