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Idea #14516: Seamless KDE 4/Qt application in GNOME

bug This idea is a duplicate of Idea #1714: GNOME QT integration.
Written by LuisAugusto the 17 Oct 08 at 23:58. Category: Look and Feel. Related project: Nothing/Others. Status: New
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I think it will be quite smart if a Ubuntu user installs a KDE/Qt application could be automatically themed to match the human (or whatever thing being used). This could be done with QGtkStyle ( http://labs.trolltech.com/blogs/2008/05/13/introducing-qgtkstyle/ ).

This, in my humble opinion, would get rid of some integration problems between GNOME and KDE applications (aesthetically) , it will make the user experience less confusing and more consistent.

Just look:
http://chaos.troll.no/~jbache/human.png
http://arstechnica.com/journals/linux.media/gtkqt1.png
http://chaos.troll.no/~jbache/qt4.png

Thanks in advance for your attention.

-Just to clarify (since I can't believe somebody can rate this down...), I meant that KDE/Qt applications installed under Ubuntu (read: Using GNOME as their desktop manager) should get this, I'm not, by any way, trying to say that Kubuntu should use this as their default theme-

-More clarification, it can match whatever gtk theme used, since it's actually rendering it with gtk, it isn't the old implementation in any way, it's completely unrelated-

PS: The tittle has a little misspelling, application should be plural, sorry for that.

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Written by LuisAugusto the 17 Oct 08 at 23:58.
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dotancohen wrote on the 18 Oct 08 at 12:33
This is the reverse brainstorm (KDE File Chooser in GTK apps on Kubuntu):
http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/14301/

Be sure to vote for both if you vote for one or the other.

gunjam wrote on the 18 Oct 08 at 14:27
I'm totally behind this. And it's not just KDE applications this is useful for, but all Qt4 programs. The most success I've had with this package is with the new VLC Qt interface, while a vast improvement over the old wxWidgets interface it still looked inconsistant with my GNOME desktop - QGtkStyle however has made it fit in perfectly. If you're installing VLC or any Qt4 applications on GNOME QGtkStyle is a necessity.

lordnoid wrote on the 18 Oct 08 at 16:19
Qt 4.5 will include QGTKStyle. So this is already going to be included.

Psycho_zs wrote on the 19 Oct 08 at 10:06
but what about older qt3 apps? at least it would be nice if color scheme somehow get mached, regardless of qt style.

LuisAugusto wrote on the 21 Oct 08 at 17:57
Psyco_zs: Yeah, they could make them match with a color scheme, but, sincerely, Qt3 apps are being replaced by Qt4 updates or equivalents.

Lordnoid: I just read about that, cool.


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