[Bug 345041] [NEW] System settings for GTK not saved in KDE

Reiger jm.ouwerkerk at gmail.com
Wed Mar 18 20:28:33 UTC 2009


Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: systemsettings-kde4

Working down the checklist:
lsb_release -rd : 

Description:    Ubuntu jaunty (development branch)
Release:        9.04
(Last updated, today around 18:00 GMT +1.)

apt-cache policy systemsettings :

systemsettings:
  Installed: 4:4.2.1a-0ubuntu10
  Candidate: 4:4.2.1a-0ubuntu10
  Version table:
 *** 4:4.2.1a-0ubuntu10 0
        500 http://nl.archive.ubuntu.com jaunty/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

Using KDM as default display manager.

Bug report:

As of this update, changing GTK styles preferences in the System Settings / Appearance configuration menu no longer works -- at all. To reproduce:
(1) Go to System Settings  -> Appearance -> GTK Styles and Fonts
(2) Change the defaults to using KDE settings for GTK Styles. It will display an alternative theme name "Qt4" in the "Use another style" drop down box. Apply.
(3) Log out of KDE.
(4) Log back in to KDE.
(5) Verify that the settings have been erased, in particular that the "Use another style" now reads an empty string; i.e. your settings have been erased!

I think this happens because the KDE algorithms responsible for
detecting a lack of configuration and defaulting fail to notice that a
configuration file is already present; in particular:

(A) In a terminal execute:
cd ~; kate -u $(ls .gtk*) # go to home, open all .gtk rc files in a kate session, use an open session if present
(B) Repeat steps (1) and (2)
(C) Go to the open kate window again; at the warning message complaining about files that changed on disk, select "Reload". 
(D) Notice how *only* ~/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4 was modified.
(E) Repeat steps (3) and (4)
(F) Repeat step (A)
(G) Notice how the ~/.gtkrc-2.0-kde4 file is back to 'blank'!

Similarly:
(i) Log in under Gnome (or any other DE that is not KDE)
(ii) In a terminal execute:
systemsettings
(iii) Repeat steps (1) and (2)
(iv) Log out of Gnome
(v) Log back in to KDE
(vi) Witness (at least I do) a crash/restart of KDM, whereby you are sent back to the log in screen.
(vii) Log back in to KDE again.
(viii) Notice how the GTK settings have not been saved (they are back at a 'blank').

** Affects: kdebase-workspace (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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System settings for GTK not saved in KDE
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/345041
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