Difference between revisions of "Set all Qt app's to use GTK+ font & theme settings"

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Overview

When using a Desktop Environment or Window Manager that doesn't allow for the settings of QT themes, you can set QT to use your GTK themes instead.

Using qt5ct

note

In some Manjaro editions, this is already done for you by default

Install qt5ct using your favorite package manager or the command:

user $  pamac install qt5ct COPY TO CLIPBOARD

Set environment variables in ~/.profile by adding or updating the following lines:

~/.profile

export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="qt5ct"

Run the application QT5 Configuration Manager from the menu or run the command qt5ct.

Logout and login again to make the change effective

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+When using a [[Desktop_Environments|Desktop Environment]] or Window Manager that doesn't allow for the settings of QT themes, you can set QT to use your GTK themes instead.
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+Using qt5ct
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+{{BoxInfo|note|In some Manjaro editions, this is already done for you by default}}
-For those of us that use [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTK%2B#Desktop_environments Desktop Environments] &/or [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GTK%2B#Window_managers Window Managers] that use GTK+ , this fix is particularly helpful.
-For those such as myself that run 1080p or higher screen resolutions on largish monitors it can be quite a strain on the eyes when you can't control the size of the fonts that an application uses.
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+Install {{ic|qt5ct}} using your favorite package manager or the command:
+{{UserCmd|command=pamac install qt5ct}}
-This fix makes your Qt app's use your GTK+ theme (colours & such) & your chosen font settings.
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+Set environment variables in {{ic|~/.profile}} by adding or updating the following lines:
+{{File|file=~/.profile|content=<pre>export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="qt5ct"</pre>}}
-=How do you do it?=
-) Install qt5-styleplugins and qt5ct
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+Run the application '''QT5 Configuration Manager''' from the menu or run the command {{ic|qt5ct}}.
-) Set environment variable in /etc/environment: QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=qt5ct
-) Restart the system
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+Logout and login again to make the change effective
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-) Start qt5ct with sudo rights (very important) and select gtk2
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+* [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uniform_Look_for_Qt_and_GTK_Applications Arch Wiki]
+* Matching [https://archived.forum.manjaro.org/t/wiki-set-all-qt-apps-to-use-your-gtk-theme-font-settings/17654 Forum Topic]}}
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-=Results=
-After saving the file & rebooting, I then, with trepidation, opened the Qt 5.7 program called PkgBrowser... It looked just like my other GTK+ app's on my Openbox system (there is no accounting for taste!). I was very happy.
-[[File:PkgBrowser.GTK+.png|thumb|left|375px]]
-Here is a picture of the Qt 5.5 PkgBrowser program open full screen on my 1080p Openbox (GTK2) box. It is using my custom dark theme & my large font settings. My eyes love it.
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-=Links=
-This ArchWiki page goes into far more detail:
-Uniform look for Qt and GTK applications [https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Uniform_Look_for_Qt_and_GTK_Applications]
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-=Support=
-Following is a link to this page's forum counterpart where you
-can post any related feedback: [https://www.spiralinear.space/thread-23.html]
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-[[Category:Contents Page]]