Making Arora (and all other Qt apps) look better

This is for all who occasionally run Qt apps (All KDE apps) on Gnome. Out of the box, Qt uses the Windows 95 theme on all applications, which looks like ass for the lack of a better word. Here’s Arora, and amazingly fast browser with the default theme:

Screenshot-Google - Arora

Yuk! Let’s fix this. Close any Qt apps. Open terminal app and type “qtconfig”. Qt Configuration dialog will pop up:

Screenshot-Qt Configuration

There, select a GUI theme you desire. “Cleanlooks” is basically Clearlooks which is the defailt Gnome theme. As soon as you apply the change the Configuration dialog will look instantly better. Don’t forget to File -> Save before you close the dialog.

Now Arora looks as good at it runs! Enjoy :)

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