deKorator

This is an unofficial port of the famous "deKorator" window decoration engine to KDE 4, see http://www.kde-look.org/content/show.php/deKorator?content=31447 for contact information and details.

You can find over 150 deKorator themes here: http://www.kde-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=21. Additionally, many KDE 3.2+ theme packages include deKorator themes.

The Copyright holder is the original author (Moty Rahamim), I only ported it to KDE4, as is allowed per GPL 2+ license.

Notes:

* To install a theme, the file must be named "NAME-theme.tar.gz" and contain "deco", "buttons", and "masks" directories inside the "NAME-theme" directory. Do not forget to push "Apply Theme Paths" after selecting it from the list. If installing a theme does not work, set the three paths manually on Paths tab.

* I do no longer provide binary packages, most distributions already ship deKorator. Ask them to update.

* The source download says it's version 0.4, but it is actually the same as version 0.3 for KDE3.

* To install from source, you need cmake, kdebase-workspace-dev, and libqimageblitz-dev (or similary named). Additionally, you must have the KDE 4 binaries in your path. Use

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/lib/kde4/bin/
cd dekorator-0.4.0.4
cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=`kde4-config --prefix`
make
sudo make install

* deKorator is now in KDE's repository, path is /trunk/playground/artwork/dekorator/ Screenshots are from this version.

* First screenshot:

- Window decoration: Azenis
- Widget style: Oxygen
- Color scheme: Obsidian coast
- Wallpaper: Air (KDE 4.2)

* Second screenshot:

- Window decoration: Aero-Glass
- Widget style: QtCurve
- Color scheme: modified to give the impression of transparence :)
- Wallpaper: Fields of Peace

* Third screenshot:

- Window decoration: Meno
- Window buttons: Clearlook
- Widget style: Plastique
- Panel theme: Atelier
- Wallpaper: Stonewall2 Pattern

0.4.0.4:
* fixed non-updating buttons (KDE 4.3 regression)
* fixed transparent themes

0.4.0.3:
* fixed shadows and masks on KDE 4.3 with composite enabled
* fixed version mess

0.4.0.2:
Porting regression fixes:
* fixed hardcoded ".kde" path (should fix theme installation on openSUSE and other distributions that use ".kde4")
* fixed deletion of themes (it was not deleting, only renaming)
Other changes:
* removed Qt3Support dependency
* moved some options to separate "Effects" page to make dialog less tall

0.4.0.1:
Porting regression fixes:
* force 16 pixel icons
* fix black frame around title when using shadows

0.4.0:
* initial KDE4 port, same as 0.3