Forcing Script Editor custom changes in Maya 2017

[likage]

Hi all,

I am trying to "fix" the spacing/ fonts in the Script Editor of Maya 2017 version as I am used to the format and style of Maya 2016 versions and before.

After some searching, I created the script for the change as well as created a userSetup.py that will load and executes the script that I did whenever a new Maya 2017 is boot up.

Currently I have a problem in which, while it seems to run correctly for the first run, but as soon as I close the current script editor and re-open it, the space/ font etc, got reverted back to the default state. While I can rectify the issue by creating a new shelf button with the code I did, are there any ways that I can force Maya to only load the custom settings that I have done?

This is the script that I have done:

# script name : script_editor_fix.py

from maya import OpenMayaUI as omui

from PySide2 import QtWidgets

from shiboken2 import wrapInstance

def get_maya_ui_element(ui_element):

    omui.MQtUtil.mainWindow()

    ptr = omui.MQtUtil.findControl(ui_element)

    widget = wrapInstance(long(ptr), QtWidgets.QWidget)

    return widget

def change_ui_font(ui_element):

    widget = get_maya_ui_element(ui_element)

    widget.setStyleSheet(

        "font-family: {0}; font-weight: {1}; font-style: {2}; font-size: {3}px;".format(

            "FreeMono",

            "normal",

            "normal",

            12

        )

    )

def main():

    change_ui_font(ui_element="scriptEditorPanel1Window")

This is the userSetup.py that I have done:

# script name : userSetup.py

from maya import cmds

import script_editor_fix

cmds.evalDeferred("script_editor_fix.main()", lowestPriority=True)

[Justin Israel]

This is probably the same issue one faces when trying to make custom Qt hacks on a 3d viewport. They will work the first time, but new viewport instances will not have the changes. One approach is to use an event filter that checks for QEvent::ChildAdded. This even is fired when the parent (main window?) has a new child widget. You can test if the widget is a script editor and apply changes to it. 

Be aware, as Marcus just recently pointed out in another thread, applying a python event filter to a high traffic widget like the main window or application can have performance impacts. So you may need to do it in C++ if the parent is main window. 

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[likage]

Hi Justin,

Thanks for getting back. Noted about Qt hacks, had thought it will be possible as I was using userSetup.py which seems to have resolve the issue I had on hand.

Am trying to see if the change I made, can be implemented/ enforce into Maya.

May not be ideal to apply a python event filter then. Thanks again :D

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