
Plasma 4 Extensions by priomsrb 44 comments
To install the plasma theme (widgets and taskbar), you now have to go to "System Settings>Style>Workspace" and click "get new themes". You can type Ghost into the search box from there.
Most of the widgets in the screenshot are available from the "Add widgets" dialog (click the cashew looking thing in the upper right corner of your desktop). My kmenu is actually not pictured, those are just various widgets arranged the way I like =). The one on the far left is actually a second panel with more widgets stuffed inside of it.
I'm not really sure where to find any good documentation, so all I can recommend is searching google for "KDE4 Plasma theme install" or something similar. Good luck! - Sep 06 2010

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 27 comments
~/.kde/share/apps/aurorae/themes/ghost-deco/ghost-decorc
Just open with your favorite text editor and adjust the following values:
ButtonWidth=10
ButtonHeight=10
ButtonSpacing=8
The numbers denote pixel size. You will probably have to restart Plasma or KDE for the changes to show up correctly. Hope this helps! - May 19 2010

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 27 comments
http://jmtodaro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=59:ghostdesktoptheme&catid=34:downloads&Itemid=60 - Apr 08 2010

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 27 comments
Tutorial:
http://jmtodaro.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=78:how-to-install-aurorae-themes&catid=43:themes&Itemid=66 - Mar 29 2010

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 27 comments
I did not create this with any particular font in mind. I'm using "8-bit Limit A" in the screenshot. - Mar 27 2010

Plasma Color Schemes by jmtodaro 4 comments
Concerning panel/tasks: Have you tried replacing panel-background & tasks with the alternate old-style versions I've included? (panel-background-alt.svg & tasks-alt.svg) A simpler option of getting an old style panel is to make the panel not maximised. Of course you can also try replacing with 1.2.1 version of either, but I have not tested this so I'm not sure how well it will work.
To make tasks look better with Smooth Tasks, uncheck the box "as only hover effect" under "Lights". Personally I find disabling "Lights" altogether works best for me.
I encourage users to tweak my themes to their needs, as I prefer to maintain only one version. And I don't update too often either (it's been nearly a year since the last update). It is rather easy to "remix" plasma themes as it usually just requires having the right files in the right folder. Just replace or rename the files in question. See http://techbase.kde.org/Development/Tutorials/Plasma/Theme & http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/Plasma/Theme#Current_Theme_Elements for the only Plasma Theme documentation I am aware of. It's not the clearest, but it's all that is currently out there. Ghost usually resides in your home directory at ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/Ghost/
If your goal is to bring 1.2.1 up to speed with KDE 4.4, I would start by replacing the lancelot/theme.config with the newer version and copy over widgets/lineedit.svg and any other missing elements you wish to use.
Good luck, and please contact me directly if you do put together a good Ghost 1.4 (as in KDE 4.4) and I will either link to it or I can make it available through my personal website. With full credit of course. Please forgive me but I have been working on 2.0 for the past 2-3 weeks and intend on taking a break. Thanks!
- Mar 27 2010
Previews:
http://jmtodaro.com/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_Ghost2-photo01.png
http://jmtodaro.com/images/phocagallery/thumbs/phoca_thumb_l_Ghost2-photo02.png
Thanks for the tip about vertical taskbars. I never realized it was a issue but now that you mention it I can imagine how it must look. That's just the way it is, but I'm glad to hear there is a solution! I'm addressing the huge window decorations, and I have also created a color scheme. It is still dark, however it's not flat black.
Anyhow, thanks for your comment and yes I will look into the kdm theme. =) I haven't done one yet so I'm not sure exactly how much work it will require. Hopefully not too much heh. - Mar 21 2010

Plasma Color Schemes by jmtodaro 4 comments
First: try to reinstall the color-scheme/plasma-theme. I am assuming you have already tried this =) You may need to manually remove them before reinstalling. They're located in ~/.kde/apps/color-schemes/ (for the color schemes) and ~/.kde/apps/desktoptheme/ (for the plasma theme)
If that does not work, I recommend that you clear the kde plasma theme cache as follows:
-Switch to another theme, then type the following into a command prompt:
rm ~/.kde/cache-*/plasma* (this will return an error but it is okay to ignore)
rm ~/.kde/cache-*/kpc/plasma*
-restart kde & reapply theme.
I hope this helps! Good luck! =)
- Dec 31 2009

Cursors by KuduK 4 comments

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 6 comments

Plasma Themes by CyberWasteland 5 comments
I added the following line to your metadata.desktop to get it working under Karmic (w/4.3.2):
X-KDE-PluginInfo-Name=SirK
I have had the same problem with gethotnewstuff not working properly under 4.3. In my case I just needed to run tar with the -a argument so that it would make a proper tar.gz:
tar -cavf theme.tar.gz /theme
Good luck! =)
- Oct 18 2009
Actually, that is the "Quicklaunch" plasmoid I am using in the lower right. It typically requires some fiddling to make it look right, but it does support dragging shortcuts from Dolphin & Kickoff (widgets must be unlocked for this to work). Highly recommended! =) - Sep 07 2009

Plasma Themes by jmtodaro 16 comments

Plasma 4 Extensions by panzi 842 comments

Plasma 4 Extensions by panzi 842 comments

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 6 comments
I honestly don't see a design conflict, the deKorator theme looks good too, and provides more buttons for those who might need them.
I'm very sorry, but I would prefer not to take over the deKorator theme, Aurorae is enough for me. I'm trying to wrap up my projects as my development may be slowing down in the near future, but I would be willing to help however I can if you decide to update the look. Feel free to message me if you wish to discuss this further. =)
- Aug 10 2009

Plasma Themes by jmtodaro 16 comments
The non-composite version is located in opaque/dialogs/background.svg - Aug 04 2009

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 19 comments
I will try to make a black version, if I can find the time. I have been very busy lately. I would be have no problems if someone else is interested in doing this.
And please tell me what exactly you think looks bad on the non-compositing version. If you just say it looks bad, that is not very helpful. If it has anything to do with a black border around the edge, I think that is an Aurorae issue. - Aug 04 2009

deKorator Themes by hostmaster2 3 comments
Oddly enough I was just thinking earlier today that I should maybe make an Aurorae theme for Tragedy! Great minds think alike eh? =) - Aug 03 2009

Plasma Themes by jmtodaro 16 comments

Plasma Themes by jmtodaro 16 comments

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 7 comments
Sorry but I have no plans create one at this time, as I am not too familiar with how they work, and I am simply too busy at the moment to learn.
Although, I strongly encourage anyone with more knowledge in that area to take it upon themselves if they so wish! =) - Aug 03 2009

Plasma Themes by jmtodaro 16 comments
Unfortunately, I don't see any way to fix this without a major design change of the dialog background, as it seems to be a limitation of Plasma. I do not think the plasma devs anticipated that backgrounds would be used in the manner I have done here. =)
I would think that you can switch to another theme to resize the things you would like to resize and switch back, however I have not tested this solution. - Aug 03 2009

Plasma Window Decorations by jmtodaro 19 comments
However, I've never worked with an icon set before, and I have no intention of learning how to at this time.
There IS a lovely looking Gaia icon set for Windows, perhaps there is a way to convert them for use with KDE - http://www.gaia09.us/entry/win/icons.html - Aug 03 2009

Plasma Themes by jmtodaro 16 comments
Perhaps the effect could be used in a better way. However, I don't plan on making any drastic changes to this particular theme. I will certainly keep your opinion in mind if I decide to begin work on a "Ghost 2" or some such.
It's always nice to hear what others think about my work, be it good or bad...or both hehe. Thanks for your feedback! - Jul 15 2009
As far as Krunner goes...Krunner is tricky. I think most, if not all fonts in Krunner are determined by your main color-scheme, and not by the theme. So check your System Settings / Appearance / Colors and see if switching helps or not. Hope this works for you! If not then please take a screenshot of Krunner I can look at. =) I know for sure it works with Tragedy Black - http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Tragedy+Black?content=103332 - Jul 06 2009
I would recommend just removing Ghost manually and try to reinstall it. Maybe the colors file got corrupted or something.
First, switch to another theme besides Ghost
Type into a terminal:
rm -rf ~/.kde/share/apps/desktoptheme/Ghost
Clear the cache.
Then simply reinstall the theme and switch back.
Good luck! =) - Jul 06 2009
As far as the taskbar goes, I have tried the buttons all the same color, and it doesn't look too terrible, as the transparency is different for active and inactive tasks. I can't really make a button solid colored, as i don't have control over task state font color, and it would end up unreadable as white text on a brightly colored background.
I suppose if I were to go this route, I could add a subtler version of the shine (hover effect) to active tasks, or it may be possible to fill with a solid color but adjust transparency very light so that text becomes readable... - Jul 05 2009
Here are my suggestions to try:
Firstly, switch to another theme, and switch back to "Ghost" if you haven't already tried this. Sometimes things get goofed up when switching between themes.
If this doesn't work, you could try to clear the cache the following way.
Switch to another theme, then type the following into a command prompt:
rm ~/.kde/cache-*/plasma* (this will return an error but it is okay to ignore)
rm ~/.kde/cache-*/kpc/plasma*
then logout of kde, log back in and apply "Ghost" again.
Please let me know if either of these methods work for you.
- Jul 05 2009
Here are my suggestions to try:
Firstly, switch to another theme, and switch back to "Ghost" if you haven't already tried this. Sometimes things get goofed up when switching between themes.
If this doesn't work, you could try to clear the cache the following way.
Switch to another theme, then type the following into a command prompt:
rm ~/.kde/cache-*/plasma* (this will return an error but it is okay to ignore)
rm ~/.kde/cache-*/kpc/plasma*
then logout of kde, log back in and apply "Ghost" again.
Please let me know if either of these methods work for you.
- Jul 05 2009
As far as the active tab font color, I would love to try this, but as far as I know, all of taskbar text color is shared with the widget text. If I ever figure out it is possible, I will likely give it a shot. =) - Jul 05 2009