Creating and customizing a theme
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Creating and customizing a theme
Hello everyone,
i'm new to this forum.
I would like to know where exactly a theme (KDE) is stored in linux mint. I would like to create a new theme, either by editing an already existing theme or creating a new one from scratch.
Can't get Dekoration to work, but i can try by creating a new theme from scratch, editing an existing theme and create custom graphics.
Could you please gime me an hint?
Thanks in advance.
i'm new to this forum.
I would like to know where exactly a theme (KDE) is stored in linux mint. I would like to create a new theme, either by editing an already existing theme or creating a new one from scratch.
Can't get Dekoration to work, but i can try by creating a new theme from scratch, editing an existing theme and create custom graphics.
Could you please gime me an hint?
Thanks in advance.
- catweazel
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Re: Creating and customizing a theme
KDE themes are handled by KDE, not Linux Mint.
https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Create_ ... el_Package
https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=138749
https://userbase.kde.org/Plasma/Create_ ... el_Package
https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=289&t=138749
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Re: Creating and customizing a theme
Thank you for the reply.
Looking in the thread you've suggested.
Looking in the thread you've suggested.
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Re: Creating and customizing a theme
You're welcome. Good luck.AmiMint wrote:Thank you for the reply.
Looking in the thread you've suggested.
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. - Max Planck
Re: Creating and customizing a theme
Tried the link in the thread you've suggested.
I can't find the default path indicated.
There's a lot of confusion, cause there is not a default scheme to edit or create a new theme, even following the instructions in the techbase.
I can't find the default path indicated.
There's a lot of confusion, cause there is not a default scheme to edit or create a new theme, even following the instructions in the techbase.
- catweazel
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Re: Creating and customizing a theme
I followed the first link and got to this page ThemeDetails. You're right. It seems to have the information you need, but you have to find the theme files first. I searched in dolphin and found them here:
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/usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme/
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catweazel@Fenella ~ $ ls -l /usr/share/plasma/desktoptheme/
total 24
drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 4096 Sep 6 22:15 air
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 22:15 breeze-dark
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 22:15 breeze-light
drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Sep 6 22:15 default
drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4096 Sep 6 22:14 linuxmint
drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 4096 Sep 6 22:15 oxygen
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. - Max Planck
Re: Creating and customizing a theme
Thank you very much.
I found it.
Maybe the KDE techpage are outdated (2015)
I found it.
Maybe the KDE techpage are outdated (2015)
- catweazel
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Re: Creating and customizing a theme
You're welcome.AmiMint wrote:Thank you very much.
I think they make assumptions about where linux distributions put their files. The info seems to be reasonably current.Maybe the KDE techpage are outdated (2015)
Cheers.
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- catweazel
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Re: Creating and customizing a theme
Make a backup then read these:
How To Use GParted To Partition Your Hard Drive
Create extended partition on HD with 4 primary partitions already - options please?
How To Use GParted To Partition Your Hard Drive
Create extended partition on HD with 4 primary partitions already - options please?
A new scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but rather because its opponents eventually die, and a new generation grows up that is familiar with it. - Max Planck