Different users can have different settings
The root /1/ has own settings. You could change the root's settings by starting the System Settings with the command:
kdesudo systemsettings
Root's gtk apps
As default the root's folder doesn't have the link to the oxygen-gtk.
To fix this you need to copy the hidden file .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 (note the dot !) from your home directory to the /root/ with name .gtkrc-2.0 (note the dot !) /2/, /3/.
Command line:
sudo cp .gtkrc-2.0-kde4 /root/.gtkrc-2.0
If you have the Root Actions Servicemenu /4/ installed you could use it to copy and rename.
System's default mouse theme (KDM cursor)
The Debian and the Debian based are using the alternatives /5/ to set the environmental variables.
:~$ man update-alternatives /6/
NAME
update-alternatives - maintain symbolic links determining default commands
SYNOPSIS
update-alternatives [options] command
DESCRIPTION
update-alternatives creates, removes, maintains and displays
information about the symbolic links comprising the Debian alternatives
system.
It is possible for several programs fulfilling the same or similar functions
to be installed on a single system at the same time.
To set the cursor theme with the alternatives command line:
sudo update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme
With KDE gui:
Package: kalternatives /7/ - graphical alternatives system configuration tool
More: Change system default X11 cursor theme /8/.
Sometimes
Quote: "Sometimes, in KDE applications under my ordinary user, fonts spontaneously change to Ubuntu font - why this happens and how can I avoid it?"
Yes, I have noticed this. Why - beats me. The Kubuntu is resetting to the default Kubuntu settings (/usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde4-profile/default/share/config/)
To fix this i have edited the Kubuntu defaults: /usr/share/kubuntu-default-settings/kde4-profile/default/share/config/kdeglobals.
Default Kubuntu kdeglobals has:
[General]
BrowserApplication[$e]=!rekonq
XftHintStyle=hintmedium
font=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
desktopFont=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=Ubuntu,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
smallestReadableFont=Ubuntu,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=Ubuntu,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
Looking my own kdeglobals: ~/.kde/share/config/kdeglobals and copying them to the defaults. Here:
[General]
BrowserApplication[$e]=!rekonq
XftHintStyle=hintmedium
font=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
menuFont=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
desktopFont=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
toolBarFont=Sans Serif,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
smallestReadableFont=Sans Serif,8,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
taskbarFont=Sans Serif,9,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0
Links:
- https://help.ubuntu.com/community/RootSudo
- http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=62352
- http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3092288.msg201654#msg201654
- http://kde-apps.org/content/show.php/Root+Actions+Servicemenu?content=48411
- http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/91
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_page
- http://packages.ubuntu.com/oneiric/kalternatives
- http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/index.php?topic=3112235.0
Best Answer
KDE Plasma Themes
The KDE TechBase : http://techbase.kde.org/Welcome_to_KDE_TechBase
The KDE taskbar (panel) is a plasma object so its configuration is through the KDE plasma theme configuration - the Development/Tutorials/Plasma/Theme is tellling:
http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/Theme -> http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/Theme#Theme_Colors
More can be found from the Development/Tutorials/Plasma/ThemeDetails
http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/ThemeDetails -> http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/ThemeDetails#Colors
From the KDE mailing list - [kde] settings for font colors
http://linux.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/KDE/2010-03/msg00011.html
KDE Brainstorm
http://forum.kde.org/viewforum.php?f=83
A wish: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=113&t=101989
I would
I would use the non-transparent panel.
Opaque panel
Background
http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/ThemeDetails#.22Opaque.22_folder
But you could use the opaque plasma object with the compositing.
Another theme
The KDE System Settings > Workspace Appearance > Desktop Theme has the "Get New Themes". There are themes with the opaque panels - the Aya seems to be one of them.
Mixing theme components
KDE System Settings > Workspace Appearance > Desktop Theme -> Details tab. Pick the opaque panel from another plasma theme. Note the panel background is not working at here. Maybe this is working there.
How it should work - tested with the KDE 4.10.2 - Air (default) desktop theme with the opaque Air theme panel
KDE System Settings > Workspace Appearance > Desktop Theme -> Details tab; Panel Background: File=/usr/share/kde4/apps/desktoptheme/default/opaque/widgets/panel-background.svgz -> Apply
Now the selected theme with the customize opaque panel background should be copied to the ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/.customized/.
BUT this doesn't seem to work with the panel background. I tried this with the "Translucent Background" (for the other plasmoids) - it was working.
How to get the customized panel background to work (working at here)
1) Set the plasma desktop theme off from the "Customized"
2) Copy panel-background.svgz from the ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/.customized/opaque/widgets/ to the ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/.customized/translucent/widgets/
3) Remove/clean the plasma theme cache from the /var/tmp/kdecache-[username] (same as ~/.kde/cache-[hostname]). The KDE is caching things like a mad - and using the information from the cache.
4) Log out - log in (or kill the plasma desktop and restart the plasma-desktop)
The panel background should be opaque - at here it is.
A PNG image as the panel background: http://forum.kde.org/viewtopic.php?f=113&t=101989 -> http://www.kubuntuforums.net/showthread.php?56120-Customize-plasma-desktop-theme