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Gfx.color management.mode

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is gfx.color_management.mode.

This article describes the preference gfx.color_management.mode. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

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Background

Color management allows images and colors to be displayed consistently across a variety of devices. Mozilla recognizes embedded ICC profiles in image files and uses a local color profile to perform the color adjustments. This preference determines if Mozilla should make these adjustments.

The extension Color Management sets this preference through a GUI.

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Possible values and their effects

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0

Disable color management.

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1

Enable color management for rendered graphics.

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2

Enable color management for tagged graphics only. (Default)


Note: These values apply to Firefox 3.5 and SeaMonkey 2. In previous versions, color management was disabled by default via the boolean preference gfx.color_management.enabled set to "false".

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Caveats

  • Without a properly calibrated monitor and a correct color profile, color management may actually make colors look worse.
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First checked in

2007-07-23 by Stuart Parmenter (patch by T. Rowley) Changed to 0/1/2 values from a Boolean pref by bug 449681 (landed 2008-08-25)

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Has an effect in

  • Mozilla Firefox (trunk builds after 2007-07-23)
  • SeaMonkey (trunk builds after 2007-07-23)
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Related bugs

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Related preferences

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External links

Retrieved from "http://kb.mozillazine.org/Gfx.color_management.mode"