Customizing the Houdini Interface
From kunz
Houdini provides almost limitless customization, it's easy to be overwhelmed at first as there's lots of different places where you change settings.
Outlined below are the steps I take to customize Houdini to my liking.
Get the Slate Theme
For a flat user interface, I'm using this Slate Theme from Odforce I found a while ago. It eliminates a lot of the shading on UI elements like buttons and tabs. I find it easier on the eyes as well as more simplified modern look. File:Slate Theme Houdini.zip
Changing the Desktop Layout
Simplifying Node Shapes
Changing the Splash Screen Image
Some aspects of Houdini can only be customized through Setting Houdini Environment Variables.
You can customize the following Houdini Environment Variables by editing $HOME/houdiniX.x/houdini.env
HOUDINI_SPLASH_FILE = ~/hsplash/hsplash_014.png
HOUDINI_SPLASH_MESSAGE = WELCOME ${USER}@${HOSTNAME}\\nVERSION: ${HOUDINI_VERSION}
HOUDINI_UI_QUEUE_SIZE = 2500000
HOUDINI_NO_START_PAGE_SPLASH = 1
HOUDINI_MAX_FILE_HISTORY = 32
HOUDINI_ENABLE_OLD_PRESETS = 1
HOUDINI_USE_OTL_AS_DEFAULT_HDA_EXT = 1