Bug 353216 - qtcurve-qt5 is missing the qtcurve window decoration in Plasma 5
Summary: qtcurve-qt5 is missing the qtcurve window decoration in Plasma 5
Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: QtCurve
Classification: Unclassified
Component: qt5 (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE RPMs Linux
: NOR major with 42 votes (vote)
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Yichao Yu
URL:
Keywords:
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2015-09-26 18:37 UTC by Roman Bysh
Modified: 2017-06-05 22:29 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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qtcurve window decoration from kde4 (9.42 KB, image/png)
2015-10-12 21:23 UTC, Roman Bysh
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Description Roman Bysh 2015-09-26 18:37:00 UTC
The qtcurve window decoration is missing in Plasma 5. This cripples the ability of the user to 
use all of the qtcurve features including the import of my qtcurve designs from KDE4.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select QtCurve
2. Navigate to window decorations
3. The QtCurve window decoration is missing

Actual Results:  
The QtCurve window decoration is missing from the window decorations. The user cannot customize without the QtCurve window decoration in openSUSE Leap 42.1 Beta 1.


Expected Results:  
The QtCurve window decoration is available for selection.

The QtCurve window decoration is available for selection in KDE4. The user can customize their entire window decoration.
We really need this as it is still missing in openSUSE Leap 42.1 Beta 1.
Comment 1 Roman Bysh 2015-10-07 00:33:51 UTC
Status please
Comment 2 Roman Bysh 2015-10-12 21:23:36 UTC
Created attachment 94973 [details]
qtcurve window decoration from kde4

This is a screenshot of the missing qtcruve window decoration that appears in KDE4.
Comment 3 Paul 2015-10-14 09:52:20 UTC
@Roman Bysh

I'm not sure if this is being actively developed anymore...

Might be worth raising an issue on Github ?
https://github.com/QtCurve/qtcurve

Although that now indicates it's hosted on the KDE infrastructure...
https://projects.kde.org/projects/playground/base/qtcurve
... which appears to have no activity

Hopefully a developer will offer a response.
Comment 4 Roman Bysh 2015-10-16 21:56:46 UTC
The person that this bug report was assigned to is one of two project maintainers.
Comment 5 Roman Bysh 2015-11-14 02:39:26 UTC
It looks like Yichao Yu is the sole maintainer. However, it sounds like he could use some help considering that he has not yet responded to this bug report.
Comment 6 Yichao Yu 2015-11-14 03:31:37 UTC
> However, it sounds like he could use some help considering that he has not yet responded to this bug report.

As I replied to Roman's private email, I've switched to kf5 myself a few month ago and have just started to look at the kwin part recently. I'd definitely love some help (or pull request ;-p) but I should be able to get something ready in hopefully not too long time..
Comment 7 beojan 2016-05-03 17:01:32 UTC
Any updates on progress?
Comment 8 Roman Bysh 2016-06-15 20:56:50 UTC
Follow Up

Status please. I would encourage others to download the master to see if it was fixed.
Ref: https://quickgit.kde.org/?p=qtcurve.git
Comment 9 beojan 2016-06-15 20:58:32 UTC
No, it hasn't been fixed yet.
Comment 10 Yichao Yu 2016-06-15 21:17:17 UTC
> Status please

The status is that I was told the API change should be sane and therefore expecting relatively straightforward upgrade path and thought I could finish it relatively quickly. However, I've made a few attempt to do the upgrade but all of them failed since I couldn't really find any document (as of a few month ago at least) about the API change or the upgrade (in particular, there are a few component in the kwin4 decoration that I couldn't easily find a replacement in the new API). It would be helpful if anyone with the knowledge about the new API or the upgrade path to provide some document on those.
Comment 11 Roman Bysh 2016-06-16 13:56:21 UTC
I will ask around on our openSUSE mail list. 
There must be a number of people that can help you out regarding the new API and upgrade path.
Comment 12 Roman Bysh 2016-06-16 14:42:43 UTC
On 06/15/2016 05:17 PM, Yichao Yu via KDE Bugzilla wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353216
>
> --- Comment #10 from Yichao Yu <yyc1992@gmail.com> ---
> > Status please
>
> The status is that I was told the API change should be sane and therefore
> expecting relatively straightforward upgrade path and thought I could finish it
> relatively quickly. However, I've made a few attempt to do the upgrade but all
> of them failed since I couldn't really find any document (as of a few month ago
> at least) about the API change or the upgrade (in particular, there are a few
> component in the kwin4 decoration that I couldn't easily find a replacement in
> the new API). It would be helpful if anyone with the knowledge about the new
> API or the upgrade path to provide some document on those.
>
I was told that you write upstream to plasma-devel@kde.org
That is where you will likely find the best help.

Cheers!

Roman
Comment 13 Roman Bysh 2016-06-16 15:47:39 UTC
On 06/16/2016 10:42 AM, Roman Bysh wrote:
> On 06/15/2016 05:17 PM, Yichao Yu via KDE Bugzilla wrote:
> > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=353216
> >
> > --- Comment #10 from Yichao Yu <yyc1992@gmail.com> ---
> >> Status please
> >
> > The status is that I was told the API change should be sane and therefore
> > expecting relatively straightforward upgrade path and thought I could finish it
> > relatively quickly. However, I've made a few attempt to do the upgrade but all
> > of them failed since I couldn't really find any document (as of a few month ago
> > at least) about the API change or the upgrade (in particular, there are a few
> > component in the kwin4 decoration that I couldn't easily find a replacement in
> > the new API). It would be helpful if anyone with the knowledge about the new
> > API or the upgrade path to provide some document on those.
> >
> I was told that you write upstream to plasma-devel@kde.org
> That is where you will likely find the best help.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Roman
>
Have a look at this. The qml file will describe the qtcurve window.

http://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qmlapplications.html
Comment 14 Dustin 2017-05-24 09:48:00 UTC
I've tried running Qtcurve on Plasma 5 but I also ran into this problem:
Is Qtcurve still under development to get it working with Plasma 5 ?
any update regarding this issue would be highly appreciated.
Comment 15 beojan 2017-05-24 09:51:50 UTC
Yes, it's still under development. No one seems to care about the deco right now though.

Once you've customized your QtCurve config, you could just make an Aurorae style to go with it.
Comment 16 Roman Bysh 2017-05-24 19:05:31 UTC
The person maintaining QtCurve is rewriting the kwin code in the qtcurve source code. So he couldn't give me a date for it this year. This is taking a very long time to finish and port the Window decoration to Plasma 5.10

Anybody out there that knows C++ really well. We just may need some one to help out the maintainer.
Another option would be to create a fork for qtcurve=qt5 and finish it this year.
Comment 17 Dustin 2017-05-27 02:28:45 UTC
Thanks for the quick update.
Hope you guys find somebody & be able to fix this.
Would be nice to see Qtcurve working again :D
Comment 18 Christoph Feck 2017-06-05 22:29:14 UTC
All I can offer is this skeleton decoration: http://skulpture.maxiom.de/playground/skeleton-0.1.tar.xz

This was used to port the Smaragd decoration to the new API in a single day.

If there are specfic questions, I can give specific answers.