Kwin theming?

[Guest]

I want to create a Kwin theme complete with custom close/minimize/maximize buttons.

I've tried AuroraeDesigner, but it didn't give me the kind of control I needed.

I know that themes in the past were made using C++, but is there an easier way these days?

Currently using Kubuntu 14.04.

[Rog132]

Shaking the KDE documentation tree and looking what drops...

KDE Community: https://community.kde.org/Main_Page

Welcome to community.kde.org.

community.kde.org is the working area for the KDE community. It provides a place for sharing information within the community and coordinating community teams...

Hacking KWin: https://community.kde.org/KWin/Hacking

About decorations:

KWin Decorations

If you want to develop a decoration plugin for KWin, you can use follow this HOWTO. The HOWTO does not include the latest changes in KDE 4. These plugins have to be written in C++.

If you prefer designing a theme, you can use Aurorae (shipped with KWin), deKorator or Smaragd. For Aurorae there is a tutorial on techbase and it is recommended to use AuroraeDesigner.

It is also possible to develop window decorations using QML. But the API is still considered unstable and because of that not yet documented. An example is the Plastik decoration since 4.10...

More of the KWin decorations: https://community.kde.org/KWin/Decoration

KDE Forums / Questions concerning Aurorae theme: https://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=111&t=110835

KDE LOOK examples: http://kde-look.org/index.php?xconte...x81x89x102x103
Aurorae: http://kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=81
QML: http://kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=89


Mr KWin / Martin Gräßlin blog: http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blog/

Few picks:
- http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blo...-with-qtquick/
- http://blog.martin-graesslin.com/blo...w-decorations/

[Guest]

I see Rog. Guess I'll have to wait until the QML API is stable and documented.