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capidamonte · 01-14-2015, 02:53 PM

Arch Linux using XFCE. Calibre is installed to /opt using the download command from calibre-ebook.com.

I prefer dark themes (light text on dark backgrounds.)
I've tried setting environment variables in my .bash_profile (QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE), tried using qtconfig, tried exploring the preferences...

I cannot seem to tell calibre to use the GTK (either 2 or 3) themes I prefer. It is definitely possible that I have the wrong value (gtk) for the above environment variable...

I would settle for a workaround that told calibre to use some sort of dark QT theme. Is this related to calibre installing its own version of QT5?

I've always used XFCE, so the QT stuff tends to trip me up.

Aloha.

01-14-2015, 02:53 PM	#1
capidamonte Not who you think I am... Posts: 374 Karma: 30283 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Honolulu Device: PocketBook 360 -- Ivory	What is the proper way to tell calibre to use the system theme? Arch Linux using XFCE. Calibre is installed to /opt using the download command from calibre-ebook.com. I prefer dark themes (light text on dark backgrounds.) I've tried setting environment variables in my .bash_profile (QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE), tried using qtconfig, tried exploring the preferences... I cannot seem to tell calibre to use the GTK (either 2 or 3) themes I prefer. It is definitely possible that I have the wrong value (gtk) for the above environment variable... I would settle for a workaround that told calibre to use some sort of dark QT theme. Is this related to calibre installing its own version of QT5? I've always used XFCE, so the QT stuff tends to trip me up. Aloha.