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Max dark script editor listener

By default, 3ds Max has a very bright script editor and listener.

MAXScript System Globals

You can set some colors with system globals, see docs
run this maxscript to get a dark background in the listener:

inputTextColor=(color 200 200 200)
listenerBackgroundColor=(color 50 50 50)
outputTextColor=(color 105 152 54)
macroRecorderBackgroundColor=(color 50 50 50)
macroRecorderTextColor=(color 160 160 160)
-- listenerSelectionBackgroundColor=0

source: thread

manually set theme

thread instructing how to set the script editor to a dark background
Saving this in main max install folder (ctrl-s) (needs admin rights) , and restart, does the trick.

tested max packaging
https://help.autodesk.com/view/MAXDEV/2023/ENU/?guid=packagexml_example
c:/max test plug

  • logs C:\Users\hanne\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2024 - 64bit\ENU\Network
  • C:\Users\hanne\AppData\Local\Autodesk\3dsMax\2024 - 64bit\ENU\scripts\startup

darkscintilla

someone made this, but download link is dead (works in edge)