Using Xojo on KDE with a dark Theme

Targets Linux
1

Xojo 2022 3.2 on a KDE neon System using the Breeze Dark Theme looks terrible.

Project Chooser
Project Chooser899×610 42.6 KB

Project Window
Project Window1130×979 129 KB

Is there a way to launch the Xojo IDE without it using the KDE Theme, but it’s standard colors?

2

It did that in dark mode for me on GNOME too.
You can override the GTK theme for the IDE by editing the xojo .desktop file in /usr/share/applications .
You need to prepend

env GTK_THEME=Breeze

to the Exec command , so it would look similar to:

Exec=env GTK_THEME=Breeze /opt/xojo/Xojo

3

Hello @Adam_Charlton :slight_smile:
Tried this already, but it does not change anything here.

[Desktop Entry]
Encoding=UTF-8
Name=Xojo 2022r3.2
Name[en_GB]=Xojo 2022r3.2
Comment=Xojo 2022 Release 3.2
Comment[en_GB]=Xojo 2022 Release 3.2
Exec=env GTK_THEME=Breeze /opt/xojo/xojo2022r3.2/Xojo %F
Icon=/opt/xojo/xojo2022r3.2/xojo.xpm
Terminal=false
Type=Application
MimeType=application/vnd.xojo.project.binary;application/vnd.xojo.project.normal;application/vnd.xojo.project.xml
Categories=Development;Programming;Building;IDE
4

Does forcing it to light theme work? I can’t remember exactly what I did and don’t have access to my machine running KDE at the moment. Will have a look when I can tomorrow though. I remember this issue driving me mad though.

GTK_THEME=Breeze:light

5

Unfortunately that doesn’t help either.

6

I gave up trying to run the IDE in dark mode on any of my Linux variants. I created a separate user for Xojo development that uses light themes when I develop/debug.

7

Am not sure Xojo does have any dark theme support on Linux at all ?

8

Looks like the latest release has Dark Mode support on Linux so may be worth trying with that.