Qtcurve a simple theme implemented for both gtk and qt. Both problems also affect older versions of inkscape. Using an ide like qt creator or kdevelop is certainly quick and easy, but it is possible to use qt without using an ide. Installing gtkqtengine makes gtk apps appear fine with plastik theme. To do this open the terminalkonsole and run this command. How to install adapta kde theme on ubuntu kde plasma. Creation of realistic themes like that for kde was my first reason to make kvantum but it. If you are interested in developing an app, get started now by developing this example application.
I hoped building qt on mint would solve the problem, but even when using that qt build applications still dont get the gtk theme applied. I am using the gtkqt theme engine along with baghira on fc3. After the installation completed successfully, its a good idea to run through the basic hello world examples on this page to verify monodevelop is working correctly. That being said, i moved from kubuntu to archlinux and i now prefer the vanilla applications e. Along with qt, it is one of the most popular toolkits for the wayland and x11 windowing systems. Aimed primarily at kde users, it uses qt to draw the widget into an offscreen buffer, then draws a copy of the contents of this buffer onscreen. To use kubuntu after installation you have to change your session. The gtk qt theme engine also known as gtk qt engine is a gtk 2 theme engine that calls qt to do the actual drawing.
Kvantum comes with a default dark theme, inspired by the default theme of enlightenment. The package monodevelop should be installed for the monodevelop ide. Gnulinux tends to be more gtk oriented than qt in the sense that the former is more commonly used, so you may want to prefer it when given the choice. Aimed primarily at kde users, it uses qt to draw the widget into an offscreen buffer, then draws a copy of the contents of this buffer onscreen see also. No im wondering whether theres something similar in arch. Hong jen yee, developer of lxde the gtk version of which will be dropped and all efforts focused on the qt port, expressed disdain for version 3 of the gtk toolkits radical api changes and increased memory usage, and ported pcman file manager pcmanfm to qt.
How to get the look of kde plasma 5 on your gnome desktop. How to install clearlooks theme in gtkqtengine solved. A meta package is simply a dummy package which depends on a bunch of others. On debian and debian derived distributions you can run as root. For instance in gnome you run gnomeappearanceproperties and change the theme to something other than qt. The gtk theme also doesnt get applied to qt creator, though it does get applied to qt applications that i download from the mint repository. To set things straight, you have to install gtk styles and fonts.
The package repository hosts the packages you need, add it with the following commands. Xfce classiclooks is a linuxfreebsd retrotheme focused on providing a consistent look for all industrystandard gui toolkits. Surprisingly firefox, with its default theme, takes the baghira look. As most of them do not have a checksum or validsecure gpg signature, be very careful if you download or install them on your computer. The gtk theme also doesnt get applied to qt creator, though it does get applied to qt applications that i. Dont forget, that you need the gtkdevelopmentpackages. Aug 06, 2008 this means that it looks precisely like your installed and active gtk2 theme, which makes qt and gtk look the same.
To set the theme in plasma 5 and make gtk apps look a little more at home with their native qt kin you will need to install kdegtkconfig, and then apply via system settings application style gnome application style just remember to also disable the apply colors to nonqt applications option in system settings colors options. Qts primary feature is its rich set of widgets that provide standard gui functionality. In general, the difference from a user perspective should be purely cosmetic. More great apps are developed in qt than in gtkyes. Adapta theme, right now, is one of the most popular gtk themes and you can proudly use it on kde plasma 5 desktop which is based on qt 5 technology.
By taking advantage of gtk being a crossplatform development tool and its easy to use api, you can develop amazing apps using the gtk. Ive tried installing gtk qt engine on my opensuse 10. A beginners guide to migrating from gnome to kde in ubuntu 9. The latest long term support lts version of the kubuntu operating system for desktop pcs and laptops, kubuntu 20. I try to keep chrome as the only gtk app i use in kde, and i still cringe a bit on the inside when i see the gtk file browser open with chrome. Our award winning vcl framework for windows and firemonkey fmx visual framework for crossplatform uis provide you with the foundation for intuitive, beautiful user. For similar reasons, inkscape can crash on kubuntu breezy when, at the same time, the gtk2enginessmooth package is installed.
The gtk project a free and opensource crossplatform. Offering a complete set of ui elements, gtk is suitable for projects ranging from small oneoff tools to complete application suites. When it is done it will take a while, there are a lot of packages to download it will tell you. Apparently in ubuntu theres a package called gtkqtenginekde4 which is different from gtkqtengine and produces better results under kde 4. Its more like windows in general style and uses qt as its gui toolkit. Jul 30, 2008 install gtkqtenginekde4 from the package gtkqtenginekde4 click the link to install, or by running the command below in your terminal. Solarwinds database performance monitor dpm helps application engineers, including devops teams, see exactly how new code impacts database workload and query response, even before its deployed. After this open gtk styles and fonts and select qt curve under gtk styles and click on install scrollbar fix under firefox and thunderbird. The reverse functionality draw gtk2 apps with qt has been available for some time in the package gtkqtengine, so if you want gtk2 apps to blend in with your kubuntu desktop, you should install that package instead.
The papirus development team is really doing some good job of porting this great adapta theme for kde plasma desktop. Kvantum is an svgbased theme engine for qt4qt5 and kde, i. Once youre logged back in, open system settings and select appearance and then gtk styles and fonts. And everyone has the same problem with the 2 icons in there offline. Creation of realistic themes like that for kde was my first reason to make kvantum but it allows themes with very. Gtk has more languages and a much nicer license where qt has a fine license for non commercial things lgpl3 for qt vs lgpl2 for gtk and a decent one for commercial development price is pretty good qt creator is really nice and so is qt designer. Ive found the kde 4 interface to be beter with the 1024x600 screen resolution, gnome is a great interface, but using packages such as gimp and evolution dont scale down corectly, so clicking on next and cancel buttons can be a bit of guesswork. Can convert any media format to another with a beautiful gui interface. I have created a few small qt projects completely on the command line using vim to write the source files and the command line to compile. You have to change either one to a different style.
I actually recently started using kubuntu only because i wanted to try out kate. A beginners guide to migrating from gnome to kde in. One thing that helped a lot in synchronizing the look of gtk applications with kde was to install qtcurve, a theme that works for both qt. This means that it looks precisely like your installed and active gtk2 theme, which makes qt and gtk look the same. One may argue this is not important, but considering all fedora system management applications are gtk gnome based, they look pretty bad on kdeonly systems, this this improvement makes a difference on enduser experience. The qt creator packages there have qt quick designer integration. It makes it easy to install a group of packages all at once. Plasma qt vs xfce gtk i dont know about you guys, but everything in kde is so much smoother than in xfce, it consumes like 60mb more ram excluding cache but is fully featured and i never have bottlenecks. The kde theme seems to be hardwired eg file open and i cant see how to switch that to the native gtk theme. This makes your gtk 2 applications look almost like real qt applications and gives you a more unified desktop experience. Navigate to system administration synaptic package manager. It is licensed under the terms of the gnu lesser general public license, allowing both free and proprietary software to use it. So far i have the normal extragtkqtengine installed. Ive tried installing gtkqtengine on my opensuse 10.
Nov 02, 2010 hi guys, i am trying to skin firefox other gtk based applications to have same looks as other kde qt apps in kde4. Pcmanfm is being developed with a gtk and with a qt backend at the same time. Installing gtk qt engine makes gtk apps appear fine with plastik theme. For instance in gnome you run gnomeappearanceproperties and change the. Oct 31, 2009 to do this we are going to install the kubuntu desktop meta package. Gtk is a free and opensource crossplatform widget toolkit for creating graphical user interfaces.
Install gtkqtenginekde4 from the package gtkqtenginekde4 click the link to install, or by running the command below in your terminal. One may argue this is not important, but considering all fedora system management applications are gtkgnome based, they look pretty bad on kdeonly systems, this this improvement makes a difference on enduser experience. The reverse functionality draw gtk2 apps with qt has been available for some time in the package gtk qt engine, so if you want gtk2 apps to blend in with your kubuntu desktop, you should install that package instead. What is difference between gtk and qt applications.
Jan 20, 2008 execute the following command in a terminal window. Jul 15, 2016 to set the theme in plasma 5 and make gtk apps look a little more at home with their native qt kin you will need to install kde gtk config, and then apply via system settings application style gnome application style just remember to also disable the apply colors to non qt applications option in system settings colors options. The good news is that qt applications run just fine in unity. I tried to change this using qt5ct, but it only has the styles fusion and windows available, even though that the package qt5 gtk platformtheme is installed. Cool new skype feature available on linux, not in dedicated windows 10 client. Heres a screenshot to show what my gtk theme looks like. None comma, separated everest registered member posts 90 karma 0 os. Execute the following command in a terminal window.
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