Bug 185511

Summary:	Make Kwin decorations themable like plasma widgets
Product:	[Plasma] kwin	Reporter:	Marcel Nowaczyk <painkiller.kde>
Component:	general	Assignee:	KWin default assignee <kwin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	banggugyangu, bimaljr, cfeck, cruzki123, praveeshkp
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
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Description Marcel Nowaczyk 2009-02-25 11:23:38 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Hi,

I would like to see that Kwin decorations would be themable like plasma widgets (with svg's).

It could be used like this:
- plasma themes would have a folder called "kwin" or "decoration"
- inside the folder you will find one or two svg's with the deco itself (deco-topleft, deco-top, etc.)  and the buttons
- in systemsettings you can choose if the decoration of the plasma theme should be used or one of the hardcoded ones (using this also as fallback, if no decoration is found inside the theme)

If this would be available the cooperation between plasma and kwin will get a step further and the personal desktop more flexible.

Thanks in advance!

Comment 1 lucas 2009-02-25 11:28:50 UTC

I believe this is what the DeKorator decoration is for.

Comment 2 Marcel Nowaczyk 2009-02-25 11:39:04 UTC

Not really, because it doesn't work with real translucency. You can set global translucency, but if you do that also the window-title and buttons will be translucent.

Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2009-04-03 00:59:10 UTC

Marcel, the missing translucency is not a deKorator problem, and will also not be fixed by just using SVG Plasma themes for the decoration. KWin needs to support ARGB visuals for the decorations first, then adding translucency to deKorator will be no problem.

Comment 4 Martin Flöser 2009-04-05 10:08:29 UTC

*** Bug 178434 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 5 Luke 2009-04-08 15:38:16 UTC

I simply feel that the current window decorations seem out of place and almost ugly when placed next to plasma's sexiness.  I have been searching for a plasma themed decorator since plasma first came about.

Comment 6 Thomas Lübking 2009-04-08 19:08:23 UTC

took me <20 secs on kde-look...

http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/Plasma+deKorator?content=98705

it doesn't fit my personal taste, though
(i'd have a preference for the deco-matches-window thing, rather than "hey: it's transparent. just like vista")

Comment 7 Martin Flöser 2009-06-19 11:32:59 UTC

There is a new theme engine: Aurorae

You can find it on kde-look: 
http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php?action=content&content=107158

and in svn: 
http://websvn.kde.org/trunk/playground/artwork/aurorae/

Comment 8 Martin Flöser 2009-06-21 16:05:04 UTC

*** Bug 197390 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***