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Troll

Here is my new theme for KDE: Say welcome to the Troll. I admit that it looks somewhat Gnomish, but it's still 100% KDE. KDE is built upon the QT Toolkit by Trolltech. So it has more in common with Trolls than with Gnomes. That should clarify the origin of the name. Screenshot of Troll

Troll is a light and usable theme, which contains elements of Clearlooks mixed with fresh Green.

P R E R E Q U I S I T E S I N S T A L L A T I O N

Download

 and extract the archive:
  1. tar jxvf troll.tar.bz2
To install the theme open the theme manager:
  1. Run KControl
  2. Go to Appearances & Themes -> Theme Manager
  3. Click on Install New Theme...
  4. Go to the directory, where you have extracted the archive and choose the file Troll.kth
To install the qtcurve settings:
  1. Run KControl
  2. Go to Appearances & Themes -> Style
  3. Select QtCurve as widget style.
  4. Click on Configure...
  5. Click on Import... and import the file Troll.qtcurve.
Configure kicker to use the Troll background:
  1. Configure the KDE Panel
  2. Go to Appearance
  3. Select Enable background picture image.
  4. Choose the file Troll_kickerbg.png
To install the konsole schema:
  1. Go to the directory, where you have extracted the archive.
  2. Copy the file Troll.schema to ~/.kde/share/apps/konsole/
  3. Open the konsole and select Settings -> Schema -> Troll
  4. Select Settings -> Save as Default

Configure the crystal window decoration: See the screenshots crystal_*.png contained in the archive.

Questions? Comments? Please see the release announcement for discussions.


Carsten Schlipf
2008-09-17