Questions tagged [kde-plasma]

KDE Plasma Desktop (sometimes known as KDE, the organization that publishes it) is a Linux-based desktop and application platform.

The current generation of the graphical workspaces environment created by KDE. Its default theme, known as "Breeze", has increased convergence across different devices.

https://kde.org/plasma-desktop

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Can I get a proper tiling window manager in KDE

I've been a bit conflicted about switching over to a tiling window manager. I made the switch a while ago and I really like it for some things but for other things I don't. So I ended up switching back to my trusty KDE. However, when switching…
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How to set my application's desktop icon for Linux: KDE, Gnome etc?

I have a cross platform program that runs on Windows, Linux and Macintosh. My windows version has an Icon but I don't know how to make have one for my Linux build. Is there a standard format for KDE, Gnome etc. or will I have to do something special…
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Integrating SVN with kwallet

I can't for my life make SVN read the password stored at kwallet and use it to stop asking when I do anything. Google has not helped finding the answer, so I turn back to you. I'm running right now Kubuntu 16.04 fully upgraded, SVN is version 1.9.3…
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How do you use kate? Tips/Tricks/Workflow

We all seen a bunch of these? Mostly for IDE's but also for vim and emacs. Kate is (only) a text editor (an awesome one) but it has a ton of options plus a number of plugins, so its hard to know all of it well. How do use the Kate text editor?…
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How to disable automatic mnemonics in a Qt application on KDE?

In any Qt application on KDE when I add a QPushButton in designer and check it's text by: void MainWindow::on_pushButton_clicked() { qDebug()<pushButton->text(); } The output is preceded by an & : &PushButton This behavior does not…
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Disabled Qt-Buttons are not shown as disabled in Plasma 5.2 (KDE 5)

In KDE 5 (Kubuntu 15.04 / Plasma 5.2) disabled Qt-Buttons (Qt4) are indistinguishable from non-disabled buttons. This problem does not exist in KDE 4.14 as the following screen-shot shows: The program source for this dialog is written in Python…
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Do Qt Applications require KDE?

Do all Qt applications require KDE to be installed? Is it enough if the Qt runtime is installed along with GNOME? Can I make a Qt application look exactly like a GTK application under GNOME? Could anyone please point me to some article detailing the…
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Unable to clone using Git over HTTP

I am behind a proxy that does not allow the use of git://. So I need to checkout using git over http. For this, I have already set my proxy in git using, git config --global http.proxy http://172.30.0.16:3128 However, I am able to clone only a…
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Change Gnome preferred applications without installing Gnome?

I'm using KDE, but I also use some GTK applications. When those GTK apps make a call to an external program, they use the preferred applications set for Gnome rather than the ones I've set. One example is Gimp. From the Help menu, if I select…
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Why is conda being called when I open up a terminal?

I'm using Kubuntu and have installed anaconda. When I open up Konsole (the terminal), there's a slight pause before I get the command line. The slight pause is being caused by a conda process running (looking at the output of the top command). I…
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Java SystemTray icon does not always work

I need your help please: I'm working on a little Java application (Java version 7) which has to be minimized into the system tray. I'm using Class SystemTray, with SystemTray.isSupported(), then SystemTray systemTray =…
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Change default text editor in fedora 20 kde

I have always been a fan of Gedit in Linux as my default text editor. How do I make it the defualt in Fedora 20 kde. I know that it is so in Gnome but I want the same in KDE. Is there a way?
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linux clipboard read/write in C

I done lots of googling but I am still unsure on how to proceed. What's the most common way of reading/write to the clipboard under Linux? I want both support for Gnome & KDE desktops. Updated: do I take there isn't an easy solution and one must…
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TAB autocomplete python CLI

I was just wondering if it is possible to write a Python script that is run in the shell that can provide suggestions to the user when they hit Tab? for example, how certain applications can limit the file types suggested by what they support. I…
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KDE popup notifications in xmonad

I use xmonad with KDE, and want to use it's popup notifications. By default, first popup show right, but after it disappears, next popup will not show. If I add a new "Notifications" widget - it can show one more popup, but after it will be the same…
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