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GtkQt - Set Gtk theme via KDE

0.07

Theme/Style GTK 1.x

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CraigD

Link: http://
Downloads: 7200

Submitted: Jul 9 2003
Updated: Jan 31 2006

Description:

This is a GTK engine whose purpose is to automatically set your Gtk style from your active KDE style. For example, with QtCurve installed, if KDE is set to use QtCurve, then this "engine" will tell Gtk to use the matching QtCurve style.

It reads your ~/.qt/qtrc file to determine your Qt/KDE style. If a matching GTK theme can be found (in either /usr/share/themes or ~/.gtk) then GTK will be set to use that.

Matching KDE to Gtk themes with different names, is achieved via entries in a qtstyle2gtkstylerc file (located in /usr/share/themes/GtkQt/gtk(-2.0), and/or $HOME/.qt). By default, these files will use the "Qt" gtk engine - so that if you have Baghira selected as the KDE theme, then the "Qt" engine will be used by Gtk to have a similar look.

To use, its best to set the following environment variables

GTK_RC_FILES=/usr/share/themes/GtkQt/gtk/gtkrc
GTK2_RC_FILES=/usr/share/themes/GtkQt/gtk-2.0/gtkrc

SUSE tends to set these env varis in /opt/kde3/bin/startkde.something or /opt/kde3/env/startkde.suse.sh

Changelog:

0.07
----
1. If $HOME is not set, then try to ascertain from passwd entry.
2. Remove toolbar icon setting, font setting, etc. Only the actual
Gtk theme is set now. This saves duplication, as QtCurve and the
Qt Gtk engine set this information as well.

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Sounds great

by xgecko on: Jul 9 2003

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I can't try it at the moment but the concept sounds great. What would be sweet is we could start making the themes themselves bi-compatible and then write a graphical front end to preview and change both kde and gnome.

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Re: Sounds great

by Richardve on: Jul 9 2003

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Under GNOME itself it's actually possible to set 2 widget themes (for Gtk1 and Gtk2) both at the same time by using the same name for both themes..

Easy to implement, and very effective.

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Re: Re: Sounds great

by Richardve on: Jul 9 2003

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erm.. lol, never mind, I was talking poop :)

(should read better before posting)

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Re: Sounds great

by CraigD on: Jul 9 2003

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Must admit I'm heavily KDE biased - and don't ant GNOME apps, just gimp and xmms occaisionaly.

However, the ide of this is for changin unified themes - therefore the previews would (ideally) look the same for KDE and Gtk. Therefore, KControl should be good enough.

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Re: Re: Sounds great

by armstrong on: Jul 10 2003

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Uh... xmms is _not_ a gtk app

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Re: Re: Re: Sounds g

by CraigD on: Jul 10 2003

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Ummm, yes it is.

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sorry, of course it

by armstrong on: Jul 15 2003

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is a gtk app... haven't used it for a while now...

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Re: Sounds great

by CraigD on: Jul 9 2003

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CraigD

Must admit I'm heavily KDE biased - and don't use any GNOME apps, just gimp and xmms occaisionaly.

However, the ide of this is for changin unified themes - therefore the previews would (ideally) look the same for KDE and Gtk. Therefore, KControl should be good enough.

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Just thanks!

by fab on: Jul 9 2003

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Craig ... we owe you much .. For example: I'm using the QtCurve style for quite some time now. Keramik is nice when you start using KDE and it is fresh, nice and new but QtCurve is a style which is pleasant to use on a daily basis all the time. QtCurve is very nice to look at and makes my desktop very consistent.

I was looking for the QtCurve homepage, but there seems to be no projectpage nor homepage ... is that correct?

Anyway, I think your work means a lot to KDE and OSS in general.

I'm looking forward to more cross-desktopstyle integration between KDE and GNOME.

Cheers'

Fab

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Re: Just thanks!

by CraigD on: Jul 9 2003

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Thanks or the complements!

No, there is no QtCurve homepage - just the page here on kde-look. Why have more?

Same goes for Geramik...

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Re: Re: Just thanks!

by Yaba on: Jul 10 2003

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Hi Craig,

I just can repeat the compliments.

What would be great is an tutorial on how to use the qpixmap GTK engine to design own GTK themes.

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Re: Re: Re: Just tha

by CraigD on: Jul 11 2003

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Hmm, OK - maybe I'll do this when I get a spare few moments. It's not that much different to the standard pixmap engine (its really just a hacked version of this) - so you'd have to know how to create these first.

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SuSE 8.2

by pandasuit on: Aug 17 2003

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Your guide doesnt seem to work for SuSE 8.2. Is there perhaps something in SuSE 8.2 overriding this behavior?

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
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Re: SuSE 8.2

by CraigD on: Aug 20 2003

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Well, seeing as I wrote this under, and use SuSE 8.2 - it works fine for me!

Have you had a look at /etc/gtk/gtkrc and /etc/gtk-2.0/gtkrc?

Also, does SuSE set GTK_RC_FILES and GTK2_RC_FILES in /opt/kde3/bin/startkde? Can't remeber why now, but I reverted to using the startkde script from KDE CVS. If yours has lines setting GTK_RC_FILES and GTK2_RC_FILES - then comment the out (place a # at the start of the line).

I think SuSE defaults to using Geramik as the GTK theme under KDE - perhaps there mods to make this happen, are what is messing things up here?

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Re: Re: SuSE 8.2

by pandasuit on: Aug 21 2003

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Thanks for the tip. my startkde exports a few locations for GTK_RC_FILES and GTK2_RC_FILES with gtk2rc- followed by the theme name so based on that I should be able to create a gtk2rc- file for whatever theme I wish to use and have it apply.

When trouble arises and things look bad, there is always one individual who perceives a solution and is willing to take command. Very often, that individual is crazy.
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Re: Re: Re: SuSE 8.2

by CraigD on: Aug 21 2003

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CraigD

Just remove those lines then - and GtkQt will work for you. The whole idea of GtkQt is that you don;t need to set your own gtkrc and gtkrc-2.0 files - Gtk should get its theme settings from KDE.

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Very good

by felix1976 on: Nov 18 2003

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Hi,

your Qt - Gtk theme switcher is superb!

Especially the new version which replaces the Gtk icons (which I personaly do not like) with the KDE icons. :)

Go on with your great work.

Many greetings

Felix

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Re: Very good

by Sagittarius on: Nov 22 2003

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I totally agree.
Very good work.

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this one rocks

by A-Man on: Apr 20 2004

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CraigD, you don't even guess what a great work you've done! Way to go! I've been dreaming for such one, and now it's here and it took a minute to install! I wish you the best possible future for GtkQt - I mean inclusion in all distros of course! Good luck and thanks so much!

Artemio.

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Compatible w/gtk-qt?

by bradx on: Apr 22 2004

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Just a quick question, is this compatible with gtk-qt-engine? If I have nothing but gtk-qt-engine installed will GtkQt know enough to leave that as the GTK+ engine and simply change the icons to those desired? Is there a way to configure precedence?

Great stuff btw. I hope this and gtk-qt-engine continue to be actively developed/maintained, as they have a measurable impact on usability.

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Re: Compatible w/gtk

by CraigD on: Apr 23 2004

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It should be 100% compatible with the Qt gtk-engine.

GtkQt comes with a file called qtstyle2gtkstylerc (nice small name, eh) which is used to map from Qt styles to Gtk styles where the name differs. (As GtkQt will try to do name matching -> QtCurve, BlueCurve, and Keramik/Geramik work automatically).

Anyway, the gtk2 version of the file lists "GtkQtDefault=Qt". Which will instruct GtkQt to use the Qt gtk-theme (if it exists), if no other match was found. So, if you have QtCurve installed - because there is an exact name match with a GTK theme (as QtCurve is written for KDE/GTK), then the QtCurve style itself will be used.

For Plastik, there is a matching(ish) Gtk style called Plastig. In the qtstyle2gtkstylerc it lists Qt, Plastig, and QtCurve as possible matches for Plastik. So, if Qt exists it would be used, else if Plastig exists it would be used, else if QtCurve exists..., and finally if none of these exists, the "GtkQtDefault" style will be attempted.

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GtkQt - Set Gtk theme via KDE

Theme/Style GTK 1.x

0.07 ---- 1. If $HOME is not set, then try to ascertain from passwd entry. 2. Remove toolbar icon setting, font setting, etc. Only the actual Gtk theme is set now. This saves duplication, as QtCurve and the Qt Gtk engine set this information as well.

Sounds great

I can't try it at the moment but the concept sounds great. What would be sweet is we could start making the themes themselves bi-compatible and then write a graphical front end to preview and change both kde and gnome.

Re: Sounds great

Under GNOME itself it's actually possible to set 2 widget themes (for Gtk1 and Gtk2) both at the same time by using the same name for both themes.. Easy to implement, and very effective.

Re: Re: Sounds great

erm.. lol, never mind, I was talking poop :) (should read better before posting)

Re: Sounds great

Must admit I'm heavily KDE biased - and don't ant GNOME apps, just gimp and xmms occaisionaly. However, the ide of this is for changin unified themes - therefore the previews would (ideally) look the same for KDE and Gtk. Therefore, KControl should be good enough.

Re: Re: Sounds great

Uh... xmms is _not_ a gtk app

Re: Re: Re: Sounds g

Ummm, yes it is.

sorry, of course it

is a gtk app... haven't used it for a while now...

Re: Sounds great

Must admit I'm heavily KDE biased - and don't use any GNOME apps, just gimp and xmms occaisionaly. However, the ide of this is for changin unified themes - therefore the previews would (ideally) look the same for KDE and Gtk. Therefore, KControl should be good enough.

Just thanks!

Re: Just thanks!

Thanks or the complements! No, there is no QtCurve homepage - just the page here on kde-look. Why have more? Same goes for Geramik...

Re: Re: Just thanks!

Hi Craig, I just can repeat the compliments. What would be great is an tutorial on how to use the qpixmap GTK engine to design own GTK themes.

Re: Re: Re: Just tha

Hmm, OK - maybe I'll do this when I get a spare few moments. It's not that much different to the standard pixmap engine (its really just a hacked version of this) - so you'd have to know how to create these first.

SuSE 8.2

Your guide doesnt seem to work for SuSE 8.2. Is there perhaps something in SuSE 8.2 overriding this behavior?

Re: SuSE 8.2

Re: Re: SuSE 8.2

Thanks for the tip. my startkde exports a few locations for GTK_RC_FILES and GTK2_RC_FILES with gtk2rc- followed by the theme name so based on that I should be able to create a gtk2rc- file for whatever theme I wish to use and have it apply.

Re: Re: Re: SuSE 8.2

Just remove those lines then - and GtkQt will work for you. The whole idea of GtkQt is that you don;t need to set your own gtkrc and gtkrc-2.0 files - Gtk should get its theme settings from KDE.

Very good

Hi, your Qt - Gtk theme switcher is superb! Especially the new version which replaces the Gtk icons (which I personaly do not like) with the KDE icons. :) Go on with your great work. Many greetings Felix

Re: Very good

I totally agree. Very good work.

this one rocks

CraigD, you don't even guess what a great work you've done! Way to go! I've been dreaming for such one, and now it's here and it took a minute to install! I wish you the best possible future for GtkQt - I mean inclusion in all distros of course! Good luck and thanks so much! Artemio.

Compatible w/gtk-qt?

Re: Compatible w/gtk

0.07
----
1. If $HOME is not set, then try to ascertain from passwd entry.
2. Remove toolbar icon setting, font setting, etc. Only the actual
Gtk theme is set now. This saves duplication, as QtCurve and the
Qt Gtk engine set this information as well.

Under GNOME itself it's actually possible to set 2 widget themes (for Gtk1 and Gtk2) both at the same time by using the same name for both themes..

Easy to implement, and very effective.

erm.. lol, never mind, I was talking poop :)

(should read better before posting)

Must admit I'm heavily KDE biased - and don't ant GNOME apps, just gimp and xmms occaisionaly.

However, the ide of this is for changin unified themes - therefore the previews would (ideally) look the same for KDE and Gtk. Therefore, KControl should be good enough.

Must admit I'm heavily KDE biased - and don't use any GNOME apps, just gimp and xmms occaisionaly.

However, the ide of this is for changin unified themes - therefore the previews would (ideally) look the same for KDE and Gtk. Therefore, KControl should be good enough.

Thanks or the complements!

No, there is no QtCurve homepage - just the page here on kde-look. Why have more?

Same goes for Geramik...

Hi Craig,

I just can repeat the compliments.

What would be great is an tutorial on how to use the qpixmap GTK engine to design own GTK themes.

Hi,

your Qt - Gtk theme switcher is superb!

Especially the new version which replaces the Gtk icons (which I personaly do not like) with the KDE icons. :)

Go on with your great work.

Many greetings

Felix

I totally agree.
Very good work.

CraigD, you don't even guess what a great work you've done! Way to go! I've been dreaming for such one, and now it's here and it took a minute to install! I wish you the best possible future for GtkQt - I mean inclusion in all distros of course! Good luck and thanks so much!

Artemio.