Making Firefox Look Better in KDE - Ask dduardo

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around improving the appearance of Firefox when used in the KDE desktop environment, particularly in comparison to its appearance in GNOME. Participants explore themes and potential configurations to enhance visual integration.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses dissatisfaction with how Firefox appears in KDE and seeks advice on improving its look.
  • Another participant suggests using the plastikfox crystal theme for Firefox as a solution.
  • A later reply acknowledges that a Qt version of Firefox exists but notes it is experimental.
  • One participant reflects on the differences in appearance between Firefox in KDE and GNOME, indicating confusion about whether the issue relates to Qt or GTK.
  • Another participant clarifies the distinction between QT (used by KDE) and GTK (used by GNOME).
  • One participant expresses uncertainty about their understanding of the technologies involved.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the need for improvements in Firefox's appearance in KDE, but there is some confusion regarding the technologies (Qt vs. GTK) and their implications for the user experience.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved assumptions regarding the compatibility and performance of different themes and builds of Firefox in KDE versus GNOME.

Who May Find This Useful

Users of Firefox in KDE who are looking to enhance their browsing experience, as well as those interested in desktop environment compatibility issues.

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I should probably ask this at the firefox forums, or linux forums, but I know dduardo knows the answer :smile:

I have both gnome and kde installed, but when I have firefox running in kde it looks like crap. So how can I make it look better? Could I change my firefox link to something like firefox -qt2 or something? It looks like crap in kde, imo, because of the qt dialogs, I think that is what they are called anyway. Thanks!
 
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I would recommend the plastikfox crystal theme for firefox.

[edit] And yes there is a qt build of firefox, but it is at most experimental.
 
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Cool, the theme makes it look much much better. Thanks!

edit... I meant for the qt as in that firefox looks much better in gnome than it does in kde. Or do I mean gtk? I don't know. It looks much better now, thanks. :smile:
 
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Huh?

QT: KDE
GTK: Gnome
 
Just ignore me I don't know what I am talking about :smile: I thought gnome and kde used the same thing, but a different version.
 

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