nop, i just want to change the way Amarok looks. I cant do it properly without kcontrol and qtconfig doesnt seem to change anything.
maybe cause i upgraded from Hardy, where i used to have kcontrol.
Maybe if someone makes a package?
nop, i just want to change the way Amarok looks. I cant do it properly without kcontrol and qtconfig doesnt seem to change anything.
maybe cause i upgraded from Hardy, where i used to have kcontrol.
Maybe if someone makes a package?
This thread is interesting : http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=6061570 Edit : I put the good link
When you run systemsettings in sudo mode, (gksudo systemsettings) all works fine. It changes the qt apps launched in superuser. But nothing happens in user mode, even if I copy /root/.kderc and all files in /root/.kde/share/config/ to the same location in my homedir (jeroenvrp's trick), giving them the correct autorisations and owner.
It seems that the applications launched in user mode don't reffer to these files.
Last edited by Keronn; November 30th, 2008 at 08:49 PM.
The simplest way to have kcontrol in 8.10 is installation of those 4 packages (in that order):
from Hardy repository (can be found at http://packages.ubuntu.com/)Code:kdebase-data_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_all libkonq4_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386 kicker_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386 kcontrol_3.5.9-0ubuntu7_i386
That's all
Last edited by rozbarwinek; November 29th, 2008 at 12:48 AM.
It works like a charm, thanks a lot !
This worked (sort of). I had to use the --force-all option for both the kdebase-data and kcontrol packages. This then caused a conflict in apt, which didn't go away until I removed the packages.
Luckily my font preferences are now stored in /home/username/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals, so I can edit them there without the need of kcontrol.
Guys, this method worked for me without having to install anything extra:
1. Open /home/yourusername/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals in your favorite editor.
2. I wanted UnDotum size 10 to be my font, so I added this:
3. Save and close this kdeglobals file; close out any open KDE apps and re-open them. Voila! For me, both of my KDE apps are looking much better (Amarok and k9Copy).Code:[General] fixed=Monospace,5,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0 font=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0 menuFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0 taskbarFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0 toolBarFont=UnDotum,10,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
See if this works for you. I didn't want to clutter up my system with additional KDE nonsense, so being able to just edit this kdeglobals file directly seems like the best option.
Cheers,
TheAL76
Last edited by TheAL76; December 7th, 2008 at 05:57 PM.
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