Maya X Cursor Glitch And Windows Losing Focus

[xerxes73]

sup guys and gals?
I thought I'd post the fixes to two common questions I receive regarding maya's default behavior under linux.

1. Hate that X cursor that replaces your regular cursor when you are using maya? Me too, put this line in your maya env file in ~//maya/ : MAYA_MMSET_DEFAULT_XCURSOR=1

2. Perhaps you've experienced having your outliner or hypershade ( or other imperative editor/sheet/window ) lose focus and drop behind maya's main UI? If you have this issue I am going to assume you're considering suicide if you've dealt with alt-tabbing to refocus for any amount of time. Just right click the title-bar of a particular window and select 'On Top'.

-robert

[jefftj86]

w00t! thanks for the first suggestion, it annoys me sooo much!

[jimtheartist]

good input!

maybe someone knows a permanent fix for the window focus? unfortunately i cant assign a hotkey to "on top" - in gnome...

besides... is it possible to change the overall color settings to say to a dark gray?
philip

[paleodust]

It is possible to bind a key to "On top" in gnome, it's just hidden.

run "gconf-editor" at a command prompt, and scroll to

/apps/metacity/window_keybindings

The one you want is "toggle_above", but there are plenty others in there so have a play.

[jimtheartist]

QUOTE(Spooky Peanut @ 11/22/06, 08:05 AM) [snapback]253056[/snapback]
run "gconf-editor" at a command prompt, and scroll to
/apps/metacity/window_keybindings

GREAT THANKS! i will ad that to my list...and post it if anybody is interrested...

CODE
Maya 8.0 ubuntu 6.10 install

----------------------------------------------#convert rpm
apt-get install csh alien
for i in *.rpm; do sudo alien -cv $i; done
----------------------------------------------#symlink
sudo ln -s /usr/aw /aw
----------------------------------------------#install - !!IGNORE CHKCONFIG WARNING!!
sudo dpkg -i awcommon-server_9.5-2_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i awcommon_9.5-2_i386.deb
sudo dpkg -i maya7-0_7.0-375_i386.deb
----------------------------------------------#install license
sudo cp aw.dat /var/flexlm

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------CURSOR PROBLEM
add the line: MAYA_MMSET_DEFAULT_XCURSOR=1 in the /home/user/maya/7.0/Maya.env file
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MAYA BG COLOR
sudo gedit /usr/aw/maya8.0/app-defaults/MayaScheme
*basicBackground:            #686873
Maya*Background:             #686873
*textFieldBackground:        #7F7F8C
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------MAYA FONT ISSUE
sudo gedit /usr/aw/maya8.0/app-defaults/MayaScheme
extraLargeBoldLabelFont:    --clean-medium-r-normal--16-------
largeBoldLabelFont:         --clean-medium-r-normal--14-------
boldLabelFont:              --clean-medium-r-normal--12-------
smallBoldLabelFont:         --clean-medium-r-normal--12-------
tinyBoldLabelFont:          --clean-medium-r-normal--8-------
plainLabelFont:             --clean-medium-r-normal--12-------
smallPlainLabelFont:        --clean-medium-r-normal--10-------
obliqueLabelFont:           --clean-medium-i-normal--12-------
smallObliqueLabelFont:      --clean-medium-i-normal--8-------
fixedWidthFont:             --fixed-medium-r-normal--13-----*-iso8859-1
smallFixedWidthFont:        --clean-medium-r-normal--12-------*