[08:44] <neopsyche> hi all. anyone please help.. I am in GUI purgatory.. cant seem to configure qt to use settings for darktheme gtk
[08:45] <neopsyche> qt5ct not opening / working
[08:45] <neopsyche> The QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME environment variable is not set correctly
[08:46] <neopsyche> Anyone?
[08:46] <neopsyche> mate does not appear to use standard .profile folder .. instead there is .profile.d
[08:51] <neopsyche> https://fosspost.org/opinions/are-gtk-developers-destroying-linux-desktop-with-their-plans
[08:54] <m4t> neopsyche: uhm one sec. i have a setting that i toggled...
[08:54] <neopsyche> ?
[08:54] <neopsyche> ok
[08:56] <neopsyche> qt5ct does not open throws error .. as mentioned above
[08:56] <neopsyche> hmm now all of a sudden opening
[08:56] <neopsyche> did you throw a switch on my pc?
[08:57] <m4t> yes
[08:57] <m4t> that will be 10$ in btc
[08:57] <neopsyche> wtf
[08:57] <neopsyche> lol
[08:57] <m4t> nah i was testing to see which one did it
[08:57] <m4t> adding 'QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=gtk2' to environment did it for me
[08:57] <neopsyche> oh
[08:57] <m4t> eg 'export QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE=gtk2' >> ~/.bashrc
[08:58] <neopsyche> yeah.. I am freaked out about commands. somewhat intermediate.. and commands echo can mess things up I think .
[08:58] <m4t> what app is it and how are you launching it?
[08:58] <neopsyche> calibre
[08:59] <neopsyche> (and 4k downloader is white.. no matter what)
[08:59] <neopsyche> strangely.. kolourpaint4 works just fine.. kde app
[08:59] <neopsyche> trying to make all dark theme
[09:00] <m4t> hmm
[09:00] <neopsyche> calibre supposed to be export CALIBRE_USE_SYSTEM_THEME=1 in bashrc
[09:00] <neopsyche> (no idea where bashrc is or how to 'export' to it)
[09:00] <m4t> yeah, calibre doesn't pick up my system theme either..
[09:00] <neopsyche> its retarded.
[09:00] <m4t> how are you launching calibre?
[09:00] <m4t> through the menu?
[09:00] <neopsyche> yeah
[09:01] <neopsyche> sudo launch gives QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'QStandardPaths: XDG_RUNTIME_DIR not set, defaulting to '/tmp/runtime-root'libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profilelibpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[09:02] <neopsyche> standard (non root sudo) gives libpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profilelibpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profile
[09:02] <m4t> you could edit the menu item for it and prepend 'calibre %F' with 'CALIBRE_USE_SYSTEM_THEME=1 %F'
[09:02] <m4t> erm wait a sec...
[09:04] <m4t> swapping it out for: /bin/sh -c 'CALIBRE_USE_SYSTEM_THEME=1 calibre %F'
[09:04] <m4t> worked for me
[09:05] <m4t> https://pasteboard.co/HzzbBbD.png
[09:05] <m4t> i use mozo rather than whichever new one i think they switched to
[09:06] <neopsyche> aaaah! Finally.. qt-settings (does not open on mate) qt5ct from command line works.. then save theme dark default.. then apply then launch calibre editing menu .desktop with variable...  calibre CALIBRE_USE_SYSTEM_THEME=1qt5ct: using qt5ct pluginqt5ct: D-Bus global menu: nolibpng warning: iCCP: known incorrect sRGB profilelibpng warning: iCCP: know
[09:06] <neopsyche> n incorrect sRGB profileqt5ct: D-Bus system tray: yes
[09:06] <neopsyche> :-D
[09:06] <m4t> 'menulibre' is what they switched to i think
[09:06] <neopsyche> what a workaround workout lol!
[09:06] <neopsyche> NB: may need logout first
[09:07] <neopsyche> (sorry last part of paste was wrong)
[09:07] <neopsyche> was supposed to say:.. aaaah! Finally.. qt-settings (does not open on mate) qt5ct from command line works.. then save theme dark default.. then apply then launch calibre editing menu .desktop with variable...  calibre CALIBRE_USE_SYSTEM_THEME=1 (only)
[09:08] <neopsyche> not sure how to 'default flag' this
[09:10] <m4t> you can just do what i suggested
[09:10] <m4t> idk what qt5ct does
[09:10] <neopsyche> weird.. this seems to be intermittant
[09:16] <neopsyche> looks like I needed to login/out
[09:18] <neopsyche> now.. to fix ACPI issues (facepalm)
[09:20] <neopsyche> thanks for the help all
[11:54] <jrami> hi all
[11:55] <jrami> i can't use at sign in ubuntu 16.04
[11:55] <jrami> help please
[11:57] <sixwheeledbeast> @ sign?
[11:57] <sixwheeledbeast> language/keyboard settings " and @ swapped around?
[12:01] <jrami> in fact i can't use alt-gr +2 to get at sign
[12:03] <jrami> in a toshiba notebook
[12:05] <sixwheeledbeast> shift +2
[12:05] <jrami> nop
[12:05] <jrami> doesn't work
[12:07] <sixwheeledbeast> System > Prefs > Hardware > Keyboard > Layouts      Use the test box at the bottom to check your keyboard.
[12:08] <jrami> still not work
[12:08] <jrami> shit+2 = "
[12:08] <sixwheeledbeast> Show will display the keyboard layout and you can test/try different layouts.
[12:08] <sixwheeledbeast> Failing that make sure it's not a hardware issue.