On Windows, some information about the Maya 2011 File Browser and the Maya 2011 Color Picker is stored in the registry, not the userPrefs.mel file as you may expect.
For example, the position and size of the Maya File Browser are stored in the registry location: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Autodesk\Maya\2011.5-x64\FileDialog (depending on the version it could also be in 2011, 2011.5, 2011-x64).
The syntax of 'pos' is @Point(xxx yyy), as illustrated:
If the situation arises where you can't see the Maya 2011 File Browser, you would check the value of the FileDialog key 'pos'. Try resetting this value to @Point(0 0) and then restart Maya.
Thanks to Nicolas Holst for the tip.
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Thanks for the tip!
Posted by: M Ace | 31/01/2011 at 10:20 PM
When a window has disappeared I always try the move trick first. Hold and tap to bring up the menu and then press 'm' to move. You can then slowly use the arrows to move the window to a better position, or tap an arrow and then use the mouse.
Not sure if that would work here though.
Posted by: James | 20/03/2011 at 07:02 PM
Oops, used angle brackets in post: hold 'Alt' and tap 'Space'
Posted by: James | 20/03/2011 at 07:03 PM