KDE firefox integration

[Anselm Strauss]

On Wednesday 10 March 2010 23:45:37 you wrote:
> On 03/07/2010 12:29, Josh Paetzel wrote:
> > On Sunday 07 March 2010 10:53:29 Anselm Strauss wrote:
> >> On Sunday 07 March 2010 15:52:30 Josh Paetzel wrote:
> >>> On Sunday 07 March 2010 08:13:53 Elias Chrysoheris wrote:
> >>>> On Sunday 07 of March 2010 15:56:15 Anselm Strauss wrote:
> >>>>> Hi,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I noticed that in PC-BSD 8 firefox is nicely integrated into KDE.
> >>>>> Anybody knows how to achieve this on FreeBSD 8?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Anselm
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> >>>> I believe you mean that you need KDE to open Firefox whenever you
> >>>> click on a link. That's easy. From your KDE menu, open "System
> >>>> Settings" (in the first tab, "favorites")
> >>>> Then select "Default Applications". Then, in the left list of the
> >>>> applications, choose "Web browser", and at the right part of the
> >>>> screen choose the radio button "in the following browser" and in the
> >>>> edit box enter the "/usr/local/bin/firefox3". Then apply the new
> >>>> settings.
> >>>>
> >>>> Elias
> >>>
> >>> Another trick that PC-BSD uses....which might be more of what you are
> >>>
> >>>   asking about is the installation of a port called
> >>>   x11-themes/gtk-qt4-engine  This port allows gtk applications to be
> >>>   displayed using qt, which helps integrate the look of things like FF,
> >>>   Thunderbird, OOo with KDE.
> >>
> >> I already installed the gtk-qt4-engine, but it has some serious bugs.
> >> Scroll bars are not painted, tab borders are painted at the wrong
> >> position, etc. Could this be because I modified some of KDEs appearance
> >> options?
> 
> The gtk-qt4-engine works great here, not run into those problems you
> describe. Check the gtk-qt4-engine configuration gui in KDE4's system
> settings though, there is a fix you can enable to fix scrollbar issues.
> 
> >> Are there any other integration tweaks, like icons, keyboard shortcuts,
> >> file chooser dialog, ... ?
> 
> We've not modified anything else like that, just standard stuff.
> 
> >> Thanks,
> >> Anselm
> 
> Kris Moore
> PC-BSD Software
> http://www.pcbsd.com
> 

I think I found a rather complete guide of firefox integration in KDE on:

http://digitizor.com/2009/09/20/a-complete-guide-to-firefox-integration-in-kubuntu/

Unfortunately a lot of it is not working for me in FreeBSD 8. The gtk-qt4-engine stuff constantly produces high CPU usage after I close firefox. At least it does not crash or freeze. Also, I don't see any changes in fonts at all, and in the GUI when I already have enabled a KDE theme in firefox. When I enable the FlashGot plugin there is also a constant very high CPU usage after startup. And for the printing I can't find kprinter in KDE 4.3.5.

For now, I will just use a KDE theme in firefox and enable the KDE file chooser dialog ... ;-(

Thanks for the help,
Anselm