Making KDE apps look like GNOME

Nikhil Fernandes njfernandes at gmail.com
Tue Jun 27 00:28:30 UTC 2006


On Mon, 2006-06-26 at 12:21 -0700, Henk Postma wrote:
> Hi Nikhil,
> 
> On 6/24/06, Nikhil Fernandes <njfernandes at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I use GNOME as my desktop just because I prefer it, but there are a
> > couple of KDE/QT apps that I use regularly. Does anyone know of any way
> > that I can make them integrate smoothly with GNOME? Basically, is there
> > a way I can make them use the same widget theme and icon theme? I'm not
> > particularly picky about which theme.
> >
> > Also, how would I change the default theme for KDE apps? Will I need to
> > install the entire KDE desktop?
> 
> Yes you can. You will need qt3-qtconfig, see the ubuntu wiki at
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/QtGnome
> 
> hth, Henk

Thanks, that was more or less what I was looking for. I actually figured
out a way using the Tango icon set (which I use anyway) the QTCurve
theme, and a Clearlooks colour setting. the qt3config bit was key.

I have now switched from Rhythmbox to Amarok, and I'm loving it.

Nikhil





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