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silvik

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From: Bucharest/Romania

Registered: 2006-11-08

Posts: 110

change kde default font

I run openbox with a mix of gtk, kde4 and a few kde3, qt apps and I want to change the default font.
In gtk is easy, edit .gtkrc, done. Qt is also easy, qtconfig.

What file do I need to edit in kde3 and 4? Probably it's buried somewhere.

every other solution I found searching Google involves kde control center (somewhere in K menu), but I probably don't have those packages installed. There must be a config file, it's the unix way...

Thanks

mindfall

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From: berlin

Registered: 2007-07-03

Posts: 57

Re: change kde default font

grep found "~/.kde4/share/config/kdeglobals", which includes font settings. Don't know if manual changing has an efffect (too lazy to try...)

**EDIT:
I just remembered kde config files tend to include only the divergence to the default, so you'll probably need an example. This block is from my kdeglobals:

[General]
XftAntialias=true
XftHintStyle=hintfull
XftSubPixel=none
desktopFont=Arial,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
fixed=Monospace,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
font=Arial,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=Arial,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
shadeSortColumn=true
smallestReadableFont=Arial,7,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=Arial,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=Arial,7,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
widgetStyle=qtcurve

Last edited by mindfall (2009-07-08 03:12:20)

toad

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From: if only I knew

Registered: 2008-12-22

Posts: 1,775

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Re: change kde default font

involves kde control center (somewhere in K menu), but I probably don't have those packages installed

You probably do - system settings - appearance - fonts

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