GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

[67GTA]

I have noticed that gtk apps that run with root permissions such as synaptic will not use the KDE theme. I am using qtcurve for KDE. I have set the options in kcontrol for gtk apps to use my KDE themes and fonts. I have installed gtk2-engines-qtcurve, kde-style-qtcurve, qtcurve, gtk2-engines-gtk-qt, gtk-engines-qtpixmap, and gtk-qt-engine. GTK apps still refuse to use qtcurve. Does anyone know what is causing this?

[klerfayt]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

Qtk-qt-engine and qtcurve are kubuntu's packages (you didn't compile them on your own)?

[67GTA]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

I meant that I have all of them installed, not that I installed all of them. Bad choice of words.

[klerfayt]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

I meant that I have all of them installed, not that I installed all of them.

what's the difference?
basically I was asking if you compiled gtk-qt engine yourself rather than installing kubuntu's package ... but probably you didn't
just a random thought - what if you run "kdesudo kcontrol" and setup gtk look there?

[67GTA]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

I think we are both lost I installed them from the repos. A couple of them were installed already. I normally won't compile from source unless there is no other option. I've actually tried logging in as root and changing the settings with no effect. I've checked all of the gtk/qt theme files in my /home with no success. It is beyond my expertise. Someone actually posted a bug about it with very little attention: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/200612 and a thread started on the Ubuntu forums that went nowhere: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=637729

[klerfayt]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

well, what if you clean /root/ directory?

sudo rm -r /root/.*

and follow NullHead's advice in ubuntuforums topic you linked here

[67GTA]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

That gives me an error:

shawnr@fastback:~$ sudo rm -r /root/.*
rm: cannot remove `.' directory `/root/.'
rm: cannot remove `..' directory `/root/..'
shawnr@fastback:~$

[klerfayt]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

that's ok .hidden files got still deleted.
I tried NullHead's advice, doesn't work here.
odd problem.

[67GTA]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

Yeah, it's a minor annoyance, but it drives me crazy knowing there is some line of code in an obscure config file somewhere that's causing it and I can't find it

[67GTA]

Re: GTK apps in Kubuntu Hardy 3.5.9 not using KDE theme

Just for kicks, I installed gconf-editor, and changed the metacity theme to qtcurve. /apps/metacity/general/theme was set to use Clearlooks. It didn't make any difference. I couldn't find that folder in /home/gconf.