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MilanKnizek

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Registered: 2005-12-13

Posts: 88

[SOLVED] KDE app theme in MATE

Hi,

I use digiKam in MATE desktop and I am not able to modify its theme. I followed the Wiki https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … plications but this does not seem to apply to MATE much, since MATE is using gsettings (with dconf as a backend) and ignores any RC file gtk2.

No matter what I modify in GTK2_RC_FILES="/home/user/.gtkrc-2.0" or gconf-editor (I used to use GNOME in the past) or dconf-editor (MATE) or qtconfig-qt4 (settings for Qt apps, I set the style to GTK+), digikam seems to run with some default theme and nothing changes.

Note that changing things in dconf-editor / ... / desktop / interface affects all MATE and other GTK2 apps (like GIMP) immediately.

I do not have anything from KDE installed but dependencies of digiKam and kipi-plugins. I also do not have any KDE/Qt themes installed and therefore also not listed in digiKam / Settings / Themes.

Can digiKam be forced to follow the qtconfig settings with GTK+ style? Or is dependant on some KDE stuff (systemsettings with GTK engine? Some KDE background daemon?)?

cheers.

Last edited by MilanKnizek (2015-10-29 18:08:25)

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pb

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From: Krakow, PL

Registered: 2014-12-26

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Re: [SOLVED] KDE app theme in MATE

It seems that you try to change style in the other way (to Gtk, not to Qt)
Try this: https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Un … me_engines
So now, DigiKam is Qt4 apps, then you should manually edit

~/.config/Trollitech.conf

The next version of DigiKam (5.x) will be build against of KF5/Qt5, then you should use environment variable as it's explain in this link for Qt5 apps.

MilanKnizek

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Registered: 2005-12-13

Posts: 88

Re: [SOLVED] KDE app theme in MATE

Unfortunately, the Trolltech.conf is completely ignored by digiKam. The file is modified by qtconfig-qt4, but no matter what I change, no visual impact on digiKam takes place (colours, font size, etc.) ;-(

I will try to install KDE's control panel (systemsettings or how they call it) and see if it does anything.

EDIT: installing kdebase-workspace provided digiKam with a selection of few basic themes. I also noticed it is an optional dependency of digiKam. What a pitty one cannot modify digiKam through Qt settings, though.

Last edited by MilanKnizek (2015-10-29 18:07:56)

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