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v1.0.0

06 Feb 18:54

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Display Test v1.0.0 🎉

Welcome to the first official release of Display Test, a comprehensive web-based toolkit for testing and calibrating displays. Built with modern web technologies and designed with a focus on usability, this tool helps users evaluate their display's performance across multiple parameters.

✨ Core Test Suite

Visual Tests

  • 🔍 Dead/Stuck Pixel Test - Identify faulty pixels with solid color screens
  • 📊 Uniformity Test - Check your display's backlight consistency
  • 📝 Text Clarity Test - Evaluate text rendering and sharpness
  • 🎨 Color Tests
    • Gradient Test - Examine color banding and smooth transitions
    • Distance Test - Verify color accuracy and distinction
  • ⚡ Response Time Test - Check display motion performance
  • 🌈 Test Patterns - Various patterns for detailed inspection
  • 📐 Viewing Angle Test - Assess color/contrast shifts at different angles
  • ☀️ Brightness Test - Verify display luminance levels
  • 🌗 Contrast Test - Evaluate contrast ratio performance
  • 🐰 Matrix Test - "Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself."

User Experience

  • 💻 Fullscreen Mode
    • Distraction-free testing environment
    • Keyboard shortcuts for quick navigation
    • Easy exit with Escape or F11 key
  • 📱 Responsive Design
    • Working mobile interface
    • Touch-friendly controls
    • Adaptive layout for all screen sizes
  • 🧭 Enhanced Navigation
    • Fixed header with dropdown menus
    • Smooth transitions between tests
    • Intuitive test categorization

🛠️ Technical Details

  • Built with React 19
  • Styled with styled-components
  • Optimized for performance
  • Progressive Web App (PWA) ready
  • Fast loading with code splitting
  • Hosted on GitHub Pages

💡 Additional Features

  • Links to recommended calibration tools
  • Hardware recommendations for professional calibration
  • Privacy-focused (no tracking, no accounts needed)
  • Free and open for everyone to use

🌐 Browser Support

  • Google Chrome (latest)
  • Mozilla Firefox (latest)
  • Microsoft Edge (latest)
  • Safari (latest)

🚀 Getting Started

  1. Visit display-test.app
  2. Select a test from the navigation menu
  3. Follow the on-screen instructions
  4. Use fullscreen mode for best results

📝 Notes

  • All tests run directly in your browser
  • No downloads or installations required
  • No account or login needed
  • Free to use

🔜 Coming Soon

Stay tuned for more improvements and features in future updates!

Visit the live site: display-test.app

v0.12.30

06 Feb 02:48

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Display Test App v0.12.30

Updates

Home Page Layout

  • Added ad container structure for future AdSense integration
  • Improved responsive layout with three-column grid system
  • Optimized mobile view by hiding ad spaces on smaller screens

Mobile Navigation

  • Fixed mobile navbar click functionality
  • Added click-outside behavior to close dropdowns
  • Improved touch interaction on mobile devices

Code Optimization

  • Fixed all ESLint warnings
  • Removed unused variables and imports
  • Optimized React hooks dependencies
  • Added ads.txt file for future AdSense integration

Test Descriptions

  • Updated test descriptions to be more accurate and detailed
  • Maintained consistent two-sentence structure
  • Added specific feature mentions for each test

Performance

  • Improved component memoization
  • Optimized state management in test components
  • Enhanced mobile responsiveness

Technical Updates

  • Added z-index management for dropdowns
  • Improved event handling for mobile interactions
  • Enhanced state cleanup in test components

v0.12.29

05 Feb 23:31

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Display Test App v0.12.29

Updates

Test Descriptions

  • Updated all test descriptions on the home page to be more accurate and detailed
  • Added specific feature mentions for each test's capabilities
  • Improved clarity of text to better reflect actual test functionality

Navbar Improvements

  • Added new Calibration section with three categories:
    • Calibration Discs
    • Calibration Hardware
    • Calibration Software
  • Maintained original navbar organization with Tests and Other Tools
  • Added placeholder structure for future product links

Technical Updates

  • Enhanced state management for navbar dropdowns
  • Improved component organization
  • Added structure for future calibration gear

v0.12.28

05 Feb 22:11

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Display Test App v0.12.28

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed overlapping animation issue in Matrix Test when changing colors or exiting/re-entering the test
  • Fixed incorrect gamma value ordering in Gamma Test (now properly displays from γ = 1.8 to γ = 2.4)

Improvements

Matrix Test

  • Added proper cleanup using AbortController to prevent animation artifacts
  • Increased maximum text size from 40px to 60px
  • Changed default text size from 16px to 30px
  • Improved color selection UI layout
  • Added dark blue as a fourth background color option

Gamma Test

  • Improved visibility of gamma values (γ) with larger text and better contrast
  • Added visual highlighting to make gamma values more readable
  • Maintained proper speed control while fixing animation issues

Technical Updates

  • Implemented better animation cleanup in Matrix Test
  • Optimized state management for color changes
  • Improved fullscreen exit handling

v0.12.27

05 Feb 03:54

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🎉 Release v0.12.27

✨ New Features

  • Added site logo and favicon
  • Implemented comprehensive SEO optimization
  • Added social media preview cards
  • Created sitemap.xml for better search engine indexing

🎨 UI Improvements

  • Added logo to header with interactive effects
  • Enhanced header styling with gradient effects
  • Improved site branding consistency

🔧 Technical Improvements

  • Added robots.txt configuration
  • Implemented canonical URLs
  • Added Open Graph and Twitter Card meta tags
  • Optimized meta descriptions for search engines

📝 Documentation

  • Updated meta descriptions to include all test types
  • Enhanced social sharing previews
  • Added comprehensive sitemap with all test pages

🛠️ Under the Hood

  • Optimized logo for various device sizes (16x16 to 512x512)
  • Configured PWA manifest for app installation
  • Added SEO-friendly URL structure

v0.12.26

05 Feb 02:09

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Display Test App v0.12.26

What's New

  • Enhanced navigation behavior across all test components
    • Consistent exit handling when leaving fullscreen mode
    • Improved Home page navigation from all test screens

Bug Fixes

  • Added proper cleanup for animations in Response Time Test
  • Improved error handling during fullscreen exit operations

Technical Details

  • Added requestAnimationFrame for smoother transitions when exiting fullscreen mode
  • Standardized fullscreen exit behavior across all test components
  • Improved state cleanup in components with animations or intervals

Notes

  • All test components now consistently return to the Home page when exiting fullscreen mode
  • Enhanced error handling for fullscreen exit operations across all tests

v0.12.25

04 Feb 03:39

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📜 Legal and Navigation Updates v0.12.25

🔒 Legal Framework

  • Added MIT License to establish clear terms for open source collaboration
  • Created comprehensive Privacy Policy page explaining our no-data-collection approach
  • Updated footer with legal links and modern hover animations

🧭 Navigation Enhancements

  • Added "Other Tools" dropdown in navbar for future keyboard and controller testing tools
  • Improved link interactions with consistent gradient underline animations
  • Reorganized footer content for better readability

💼 Documentation

  • Added LICENSE file with MIT License terms
  • Created Privacy Policy route and component
  • Updated copyright notice to reflect open source status

🎨 UI Improvements

  • Enhanced footer links with gradient underline animations
  • Added subtle separator between legal links
  • Maintained consistent styling across all interactive elements

🛠️ Making display testing more beautiful and legally sound!

v0.12.24

03 Feb 21:45

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🎨 Display-test.app v0.12.24 - UI/UX Improvements - Navigation and Footer Enhancement ✨

🧭 Navigation Improvements

  • Separated header content into a dedicated Header component for better code organization
  • Created a modern dropdown menu for tests in the navigation bar
  • Implemented fullscreen mode for all test links in the navigation dropdown
  • Improved navigation layout with the test menu positioned next to the logo

👣 Footer Enhancements

  • Added smooth, modern underline animations to footer links
  • Implemented gradient underline effects that match the app's design language
  • Created separate styling for the Ko-fi button to maintain its distinct appearance
  • Refined footer spacing and alignment

🛠️ Code Quality

  • Improved component organization by separating Header from Home component
  • Removed unused components and imports
  • Enhanced code maintainability through better component structure
  • Ensured all navigation links maintain fullscreen functionality

💅 Visual Improvements

  • Added smooth transitions and animations to interactive elements
  • Implemented consistent hover effects across the application
  • Enhanced dropdown menu with modern styling and animations
  • Maintained the app's cohesive design language with gradient effects

🚀 Making display testing more beautiful, one component at a time!

v0.12.23

03 Feb 20:43

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Release v0.12.23

🚀 New Features

Footer Enhancements

  • Added Ko-Fi support button to the bottom right corner of the footer
    • Button includes hover animation effect
    • Responsive design for mobile devices
  • Updated footer links with project-specific resources:
    • Added direct links to GitHub repository
    • Added Issues section
    • Added Pull Requests section
    • Added Releases section

Resource Links Update

  • Updated Resources section with new display testing references:
    • Display Ninja Knowledge Base
    • Rtings Research
    • UFO Test

Community Links Update

  • Refreshed Community section with active display forums:
    • Blur Busters Forum
    • AVS Forum - Display Calibration section
    • DisplayCal Forum

🐛 Bug Fixes

None

🔧 Technical Updates

  • Implemented styled-components for Ko-Fi button integration
  • Enhanced footer component with proper positioning and responsive design

v0.12.22

03 Feb 05:06

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🚀 Display-test.app v0.12.22 - Modern Footer Update

🌟 New Features

  • Added a modern, responsive footer to the homepage
  • Implemented three-column layout with curated external resources
  • Added links to display technology resources, testing tools, and community platforms

🔧 Technical Changes

  • Created new Footer component
  • Added conditional rendering to only show footer on homepage
  • Implemented responsive design with mobile optimization
  • Added proper CSS Grid layout with centered content

🎨 Design Improvements

  • Gradient background matching site theme
  • Centered text alignment for better readability
  • Smooth hover transitions on links
  • Proper spacing and padding for visual hierarchy

🔗 External Resources Added

  • Display technology guides and articles
  • Monitor testing methodologies
  • Color standards and calibration resources
  • Community forums and discussion platforms

🔍 Technical Details

  • Uses CSS Grid for responsive layout
  • Implements CSS variables for consistent theming
  • Uses React Router's useLocation for route-based rendering
  • Optimized for both desktop and mobile views

📝 Notes

  • Footer is only visible on the homepage to prevent interference with display tests
  • All external links open in new tabs with proper security attributes
  • Maintained consistent styling with the existing application theme