KDE custom theming

   

I love the possibility to play with my desktop customization on the KDE desktop. As I prefer minimalist desktop, I never felt enthusiast by KDE defaults appearance or settings. But I love the freedom KDE team offer to the user to configure almost everything with a right-click. So, I started to tweak mine, and here under the full setup of the desktop theme I use since June :

First, you'll need to download my custom set of preferences files here

deevad_summer2011-kde-theme.zip   ( 2 public domain files, 6KB ) 

Unzip in a temporary directory of your choice, just to load them later on the process.

Moving the panel at the top is easy ; right click on a empty part of your panel : Panel option or Panel Settings , then drag it with 'Screen edge' icon

install the packages Qtcurve :

then set Widget style to Qtcurve

sudo apt-get install qtcurve kde-style-qtcurve gtk2-engines-qtcurve

then press 'Configure'

Import my configuration file named deevad_summer2013.qtcurve  ( in the downloaded zip )

Apply 

Go to import Scheme

Import the file deevad_summer2013.colors ( in the downloaded zip )

Select it on the list, and press Apply

Select 'Get New Themes' 

in the search field , search for oxyfaenza , my KDE Faenza integration little project.  

Install it ; the icon pack is large ; and will take time. 

When done, Close the "Get Hot New Stuff" windows

Select it on the list, then apply

I discovered the font Droid Sans in 9pt while testing Ubuntu Studio with Greybird theme. It was looking perfect, so I set all my font to : Droid Sans 9 ( exept for the 2nd field , Fixed width ; I use Monospace 9 )

Select a GTK2 theme : Qtcurve

Select a GTK3 theme : oxygen-gtk ( I also get good result with Adwaita here )  

Font : Droid Sans 9

GTK version of Faenza can be grabbed this way , via the PPa of the author : 

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:tiheum/equinox
sudo apt-get update 
sudo apt-get install faenza-icon-theme

Then when installed select Faenza in Icons Theme and Fallback Theme ( note:  you probably have to close / reload the system setting panel to see it on the list ) 

Select Qtcurve

I use 'Get New Themes', and the theme 'Neutral' by Nikaa

I use 'Get New Themes', Full Flat plasma theme by Igsalvati

I use also 'Get New Themes', Idea by downdiagonal

2560x1600 'Calm' by elusive on deviantArt : http://fav.me/d2luue7

Have fun customising and sharing your own setup. Feel free to use comments here to share links of your screenshots and setups, or share your taste, and fav ressources.