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How to choose a theme for a Qt application?
Some Qt applications look out of place in Gnome (and other Gtk-based desktop environments). To be able to choose the theme Qt applications are using on your Linux system, tweak some settings, and have an overall better integration with Gnome / Gtk, you can give Kvantum a try.
How to change color scheme in Qt Creator?
You can select one of the predefined color schemes or create custom ones. The color schemes apply to highlighting C++ files, QML files, and generic files. To change the color scheme, select Tools > Options > Text Editor > Fonts & Color. For more information, see Defining Color Schemes.
Can you use a Kvantum theme for Qt4?
Using it, you’ll not only be able to theme Qt4 and Qt5 software to match your current Gtk theme almost entirely (as long as your current Gtk theme has a Kvantum theme available), but also configure some Qt theme-related settings.
Do you need to tell Qt Creator where to find Qt versions?
However, if you install the stand-alone Qt Creator package, build Qt Creator from sources, or install several Qt versions, you may need to tell Qt Creator where to find the Qt versions and compilers by adding the paths to them and by creating kits that use them.
How to remove Qt style override from Kvantum?
If Kvantum was installed from the repositories, simply remove it using your Linux distribution’s package manager. No matter the Kvantum installation method, you’ll also need to remove the export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=kvantum line from your ~/.profile file.
What’s the difference between Kvantum and qsvgstyle?
The idea behind Kvantum – to use SVG images to style Qt widgets – comes from QuantumStyle, which is not developed any more, but is continued as QSvgStyle. I find QSvgStyle more difficult to use than Kvantum though, because it only comes with one built-in theme.
Can you change the icons in a Qt application?
If the developer has used his own icons from resource file then you can’t replace those icons by merely changing the icon set of your system theme. The applications which use this sort of syntax: can only use the system theme icons. Besides, what do you mean by configuring QT application. Are you installing it from a tar ball.
Where are the application icons stored in KDE?
The KDE developer website is at http://techbase.kde.org/. Application icons are stored within a standard system-wide directory containing architecture-independent files. This location can be determined by using gnome-config, for example by typing the following in a terminal window:
How to create a custom theme for KDE?
For desktop environments such as KDE and LXQt, using Kvantum is a lot easier – select Kvantum under Widget Style and Color Scheme and that’s all. Now all you have to do is run Kvantum and select the theme you want to use, and tweak the settings to suit your needs.