Chapter 13. TDE with non-TDE applications

13.1. My non-TDE applications like Emacs and kterm are running amok with strange colors!
13.2. How can I set my default web browser to be something other than Konqueror?
13.3. How can I configure the style and fonts of GTK applications within TDE ?
13.1.

My non-TDE applications like Emacs and kterm are running amok with strange colors!

Start the TDE Control Center and in Appearance & Themes-> Colors, uncheck the "Apply colors to non-TDE applications" checkbox, and click Apply.

13.2.

How can I set my default web browser to be something other than Konqueror?

Open the KDE Control Center and navigate to the TDE Components->Component Chooser panel. Select Web Browser from the list on the left, then select Open http and https URLs in the following browser: and type in the name of the browser (e.g. mozilla, firefox, opera, etc.) in the textbox.

13.3.

How can I configure the style and fonts of GTK applications within TDE ?

Install the qt-gtk-engine package, which is available as part of TDE. This theme engine makes GTK applications look like your TDE widget style by calling functions from Qt instead of drawing the styles itself. Once the theme engine has been installed, there will be a KDE Control Center module under Appearance & Themes->GTK Styles and Fonts.