MetaTheme

Problem with fonts?

If you have different font sizes in KDE/GNOME applications, make sure you have set the same DPI for both X server and GNOME (in font properties dialog).

Also check that you have the same DPI value for both axes. You can do it by running this command:
$ xdpyinfo | grep resolution

Problem with Firefox/Thunderbird/Mozilla?

Firefox and other Mozilla based applications are not supported. It doesn't mean that they won't work, but the look and feeling will not be accurate.

If you don't like the look, either use some other theme for it, or try native applications, like the Kazehakase web browser.

Problem with Java applications?

Java support is currently less complete than other toolkits. You can disable it by removing the line that contains word "metatheme" from the $JDK/jre/lib/swing.properties file.

Installation

Unpack the archive somewhere in your home directory.
Run './configure'.
Run 'make'.
Run 'make install' as root.

Activation

Save all your unsaved work. There is possibility that the applications will crash when installing MetaTheme in running X session.
Run 'metatheme-install' in terminal as an ordinary user. This will activate MetaTheme in all supported toolkits.
Restart your session.
Use the 'mt-config' application to configure MetaTheme and choose your favourite theme and colors.

Installation of MSSTYLE (Windows XP) themes

Copy the *.msstyles files to ~/.metatheme/msstyles/ directory (you may need to first create it).
Run the MetaTheme configuration utility (mt-config), choose MSSTYLE Loader in Themes and then press the 'Configure...' button. Choose from available themes.

Optional

You can use the kde/*.kcsrc files for color settings of Redmond/Plastik window decorations in KDE.

Upgrading

Close your X session.
Install new version of MetaTheme as usual.
Start X session.

Uninstallation

Run the "metatheme-install -u" command as an ordinary user. This will deactivate MetaTheme and set safe defaults.
Run "make uninstall" from compiled source tree. If you deleted it, then first unpack it and run the "configure" command with the same options as before.