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use the Advanced Quad Menu Options dialog (page
3–801).
Procedure
To change a n interface element color:
1.
FromtheElementsdrop-downlist,choosethe
category of the interface element whose color
you intend to change.
2. In the list below the Elements field, hig hlight
theelementwhosecoloryouintendtochange.
The Color swatch shows the element’s current
color.
3. Click the Color swatch and then use the Color
Selector dialog to choose a new color. Click the
Closebuttontosetthecolor.
To restore the color that was active at the time
that you opened the dia log, highlight the
element and click Reset.
4. Continue choosing elements and changing
colors as necessary.
5. To finish and apply the color changes to the
interface, close the dia log by clicking the X
button in the upper-right corner.
Tip: If you change several colors and then want to
restore all colors to the default values, click the
Load button and open DefaultUI.clr.
Inter face
Elements —Displays a drop-down list that lets
you select from t he various high-level g roupings:
Character, Geometry, Gizmos, Viewports, and
more.
[UI elements list]—Displays a list of the available
elements in the active category.
Co lor—Displays the color for the selected category
and element. Click to display the Color Selector,
where you can change the color. After choosing
a new color, click Apply Colors Now to make the
change in the interface.
Reset—Resets the color of the highlighted element
to the v alue that was active when you opened the
dialog.
Intensity—Sets a grayscale value for the display of
the grid lines. 0 is black and 255 is white.
This control is available only when you choose the
Set By Intensity option from the Grids element.
This affects the intensity of the grid lines in the
view por ts.
Inver t—Inverts the g rayscale value for the display
of grid lines. Dark gray becomes light gray and
vice versa.
This control is available only when you choose the
Set By Intensity option from the Grids element.
Scheme—Allowsyoutochoosewhetherthemain
UI colors are set to the default Windows colors or
whether they can be customized. If Use Standard
WindowsColorsisactive,alloftheelementsin
the UI Appearance list are disabled, and you are
unable to customize the UI colors.
[UI appearance list]—Displays all the elements in
the user interface that can be changed.
Co lor—Displays the color for the selected UI
appearance item. Click to display the Color
Selector dialog , where you can change the color.
After choosing a new color, click Apply to make
the change in the interface.
Reset—Restores the highlighted UI appearance
item to its color when you first opened the dialog.
Saturation—Sets a saturation scale of enabled or
disabled icons in the UI. T he higher the saturation,
the less g ray t he color. See Red, Green, Blue / Hue,
Saturation, Value (page 3–1001).
This control is only available when Ic ons: Enabled
or Icons: D isabled is high lighted in the UI
Appearance list.
Value—Se ts the value scale of enabled or disabled
icons in the UI . The higher the value, t he brig hter