Bug 399271

Summary: Breeze Dark LNF package should turn on "prefer dark theme" for GTK apps as well
Product: [Plasma] plasmashell Reporter: alexkde
Component: Global Theme packagesAssignee: Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED FIXED    
Severity: normal CC: alexkde, nate, plasma-bugs, postix, toni.asensi
Priority: NOR    
Version: 5.13.5   
Target Milestone: 1.0   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description alexkde 2018-10-01 10:29:04 UTC
SUMMARY

Switching from Breeze to Breeze Dark, everything related will be adjusted accordingly to provide a consistent look.
However, the GNOME Application Style themes are omitted.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open System Settings.
2. Go to Workspace Theme.
3. Desktop Theme and switch to Breeze Dark.
4. Open Application Style > GNOME Application Style (GTK)

OBSERVED RESULT
* GTK-Designs still use Breeze
* Prefer Dark GTK3 theme is not checked


EXPECTED RESULT
* GTK-Designs now use Breeze Dark
* Prefer Dark GTK3 theme is checked

SOFTWARE VERSIONS
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.13.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.50.0
Qt Version: 5.11.1

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Same issue holds when switching from Breeze Dark to Breeze.
Comment 1 Toni Asensi Esteve 2018-10-02 07:45:57 UTC
Nate Graham is also aware of this problem. For more information: https://pointieststick.wordpress.com/2018/09/29/this-week-in-usability-productivity-part-38/#comment-2042
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2020-01-12 22:18:46 UTC
We discovered that this setting had no effect whatsoever, so it has been removed in Plasma 5.18. So there's nothing to do here. GTK apps already change colors appropriately now as of Plasma 5.17.