Problem: Qt 5 apps on Lubuntu 14.04 look like a crappy version of the Qt 4 style, and controls/widgets don't fully work properly. Furthermore, there aren't really any Qt 5 themes available for Lubuntu 14.04
Well, there isn't really any good solution, as far as I can figure. But we have almost enough to work with what we've got.
Step 1 is to get some way to configure Qt 5 at all. Installing qt5ct - run these commands in Terminal:
Code: Select all
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:hda-me/qt5ct
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install qt5ct
Well, http://www.webupd8.org/2015/11/configur ... icons.html to the rescue. In a Terminal, enter:
Code: Select all
export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME="qt5ct"
Not quite done - though Qt 5 apps look sane now they probably stick out like a sore thumb relative to everything else. If this is the case, can grab Qt 4 colors:
1) qt5ct, select Custom palette, Create (once that's done, cancel out of qt5ct, we don't want to actually use a custom colors right yet)
2) Open ~/.config/Trolltech.conf, copy the color list from the line that starts like this
Code: Select all
Palette\active=
4) back in qt5ct, select Custom color palette, edit the color scheme, and click to build inactive & disabled palettes.
Okay so this isn't perfect but at least not an eyesore now
Oh, and one more thing. DO NOT DELETE ~/.config/qt5ct AFTER RUNNING ANYTHING TO DO WITH QT 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YOU *WILL* REGRET IT. Trust me, I learned that the hard way.