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    App to make my own KDE based Theme?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by John Phoenix, Dec 9, 2010.

  1. John Phoenix

    John Phoenix Notebook Enthusiast

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    i am using Mint 9 KDE version

    Is there an app to create my own KDE based theme? I'm looking for something that gives me full control on colors, menu styles, toolbars the works - possibly even including all system windows, system sounds ect - a total Mint makeover. This would be an app that would let me package the theme and distribute it.

    There are apps like this all over the Windows world.. I assume there would be some for Linux too but I don't know where to look for such - I haven't seen any in the repos.
     
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    theZoid Notebook Savant

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    hmm....well, I'm making a KDE icon theme, but I'm just taking an existing theme and reverse engineering it.....i.e. changing the icons, index.theme file etc and saving it. KDE has multiple themes, for different parts of the desktop....like workspace, window decoration, colors, icons and what not....so these are done individually with different theme files.
     
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    John Phoenix Notebook Enthusiast

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    I see. Hmm.. Perhaps it would be better if explained what want to do.

    I want to make an AC/DC Theme and call it Black. All sytstem windows would have dark or black windows. There would be modified heavy metal type icons for each application. The desktop background would have an AC/DC. logo on it. The start up sound would be a part of AC/DC's Back in Black song. as well as the shutdown sound.. other system sounds will be heavy metal sounds.

    On Boot, you will see AC/DC Black instead of the name of the distro. And I want to bundle the best apps geared toward heavy metal users.

    How can I do all this then package it up for re-distribution and installation on other systems?