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szabo

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Registered: 2009-05-06

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Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

If you are using the oxygen theme in KDE 4 and want your GTK apps to look nice, try this:
(check out the screenshot from kde-look.org: http://kde-look.org/content/preview.php … fied+theme)

1) build and install oxygen-molecule-theme from aur http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=26138
    (I had to download the theme package by hand from kde-look.org  http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?ac … 3c6a6ed8ac)

2) add this to ~/.gtkrc-2.0
   (This file might have a "DO NOT EDIT" warning but you can safely add this line.
    If it already has an  include "/some/theme/dir/gtkrc" line , maybe set by switch2,
    make sure that you comment it out)

 include "/home/YourUsername/.gtkrc-2.0.mine"

3) add this to ~/.gtkrc-2.0.mine:

include "/usr/share/themes/kde42-oxygen-molecule/gtk-2.0/gtkrc"

style "user-font"
{
}
widget_class "*" style "user-font"
gtk-theme-name="kde42-oxygen-molecule"
gtk-font-name="Bitstream Vera Sans 9"
gtk-icon-theme-name="OxygenRefit2-Molecule"

4) optionally, do the same for root.

And that's it. You (almost) won't be able to tell the difference between GTK
and KDE apps. When installing the oxygen-molecule-theme package you will
be told to create a .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 file and add the step 3 stuff there instead,
but I prefer to it this way. Enjoy!

Last edited by szabo (2009-08-09 10:40:30)

IncredibleLaser

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Registered: 2008-07-16

Posts: 158

Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

Looks way better than before, thanks.

mutlu_inek

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Registered: 2006-11-18

Posts: 683

Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

Screenshot!

IncredibleLaser

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Registered: 2008-07-16

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Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

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szabo

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Registered: 2009-05-06

Posts: 8

Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

@mutlu_inek:
  You're right. Everybody loves screenshots. Added link to kde-look.org screenshot.

@IncredibleLaser:
  Thanks for the screenshot.

@* :
  Thanks for the feedback. MrBumpy4096 did a great job with the oxygen-molecule
  theme and deltaecho PKGBUILD is pretty smoth. I was so pleased with it that I
  wanted to share the info. :-)

Last edited by szabo (2009-08-09 10:54:02)

stefan1975

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Registered: 2007-04-16

Posts: 195

Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

just use qtcurve, it is better then oxygen anyway and in the repos for both GTK and KDE

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mutlu_inek

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Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

@mutlu_inek:
  You're right. Everybody loves screenshots. Added link to kde-look.org screenshot.

Thanks! It really looks quite good.

just use qtcurve, it is better then oxygen anyway and in the repos for both GTK and KDE

Well, you are entitled to your opinion, but this thread is about something different. It's like going to a Gnome thread and saying "just use KDE".

stefan1975

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Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

[Well, you are entitled to your opinion, but this thread is about something different. It's like going to a Gnome thread and saying "just use KDE".

why is my suggestion about qtcurve-gtk different then the subject of the topic? qtcurve-gtk is a "nice GTK theme for KDE" hence quite on topic imho.

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Gen2ly

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Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

Pretty nice, I like the theme.  I'm pretty lazy and use qtcurve too with gtk-theme-switch:

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szabo

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Re: Tip: Nice GTK theme for KDE

why is my suggestion about qtcurve-gtk different then the subject of the topic? qtcurve-gtk is a "nice GTK theme for KDE" hence quite on topic imho.

Well, it is, kinda, and a lot of people may share your opinion that qtcurve > oxygen (it is even featured in the wiki).
I beg to differ. I prefer oxygen, and was never fully satisfied with qtcurve. (Ahh... the freedom to choose... What a
wonderful thing! )  Well, now that I found an alternative to qtcurve I posted it here to save some time to all the oxygen aficionados.

Maybe I should rewrite my post. Something like:

if ( kde.theme() == "Oxygen" && !happy() ) {
  ...
  gtk.theme("oxygen-molecule");
  ...
} else
  return 0;
}