[Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap

[Knapp]

Perhaps I have not understood the question but my answer is this.
Preferences : Themes: UV/image Editor: Heme space settings: Window
Background and then pick a color.

On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 2:12 PM, Bol Bib <bollebib at hotmail.com> wrote:
> I don't think you can change the background default.
>
> Are you having any luck with changing the background  on a new image?
>
>> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 19:42:46 +1000
>> From: arelem3 at bigpond.com
>> To: bf-funboard at blender.org
>> Subject: Re: [Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap
>>
>> Thank you for the tip.
>> She has simple 4 vertex planes on to which say for instance a cartoon
>> cat front view is placed, the cat image has white eyes.
>> I don't understand how to make say a flat magenta image the default uv
>> background.
>> regards
>> Roger
>>
>>
>> > first you need to make a 'new image' from the image menu in the UV editor.
>> >
>> > In the dialog that shows you can choose the color,or you might also select UV checkerboard.
>> > Now you can paint on it or load an image into it as well.
>> >
>> >
>> > Do keep in mind that you need to select the mesh before it unwraps and shows properly in the UV editor.
>> > You can test that even on a black UV editor screen by pressing "a" to select all.
>> > If nothing selects,nothing is loaded,because the mesh is not selected.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Hope this helps
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > @Maybe it would not be amiss to propose to the developpers that the UV unwrap should be visible with any color? so :make it so that even with a black background you can see the islands?
>> >
>> >> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2012 14:40:55 +1000
>> >> From: arelem3 at bigpond.com
>> >> To: bf-funboard at blender.org
>> >> Subject: [Bf-funboard] Background of UV unwrap
>> >>
>> >> Hi
>> >> My daughter is making an animation story using black and white
>> >> characters and finds that she cannot see the black bodies of her
>> >> characters on the black uv unwrap screen.
>> >> Is there any way of changing the black to grey checker board?
>> >> Thanks
>> >> Roger
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