setting the UI colours.

[Gary_G]

Hello there, :hello

I have notice in some of the free tutorials for MAYA that the background colour for the user interface is blue,
how do they do that?

Also, sometime ago now, I managed to change the colour of the border of the current panel that I'm working in, I'd like to change it back again but I can't remember how I did it .I know none of this is life or death but I'd appreciate it if someone could me help out with this.

thankeeeeeeeeee!

Gary_G

[stoffe]

ok if u whant to reset the colors in maya do this:
window > settings and preference > color settings.
then go to edit tab and press reset to default.

if u whant to change the background color in the viewport go to general tab in the color settings menu and then go to 3d views and change the color to whatever u whant. there is a hotkey inbedded in maya aswell for changeing background color and it is alt + b but that just toggles between 3 colors (light grey, grey, and black. hope it helps.

[Gary_G]

thanks for taking the time to reply...

i did the bit about resetting to default but it didn't work.
The problem is...
You know when you select a pane or panel, it becomes the current
pane and it gets what used to be a yellow border around the edge
(changing from blue if i remember rightly). well i've to two shades
of grey that are barely distinguishable from each other.

Secondly...
it's not the back ground of the view ports, its the actual colour of the whole interface, you know the bits around the channel box and the layer editor
stuff like that . but thanks again any way,as i said its not life or death
but its just irritating me that i can't do it

[stoffe]

ok first do u have default windows theme etc? cuz that changes things in maya aswell :) but is i told u if u have changed the colors in maya u should go to windows > settings and prefs > color and then reset to default if that dosnt work i can upload my color prefs in maya and that should solve youre problem.