orivee/kde-configuration-files

KDE plasma configuration files

Some useful stuff

• hide title bar when windows are maximized
• Delete all (i hope) config files
• kcmshell5 and plasmawindowed
• dbus events
• convert config entries to kwrite commands

KDE config file paths

Panel

• .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc

Appearance

• Global Theme
  • .config/kdeglobals
  • .config/kscreenlockerrc
  • .config/kwinrc
  • .config/gtkrc
  • .config/gtkrc-2.0
  • .config/gtk-4.0/*
  • .config/gtk-3.0/*
  • .config/ksplashrc
• Application Style
  • .config/kdeglobals
• Plasma Style
  • .config/plasmarc
• Colors
  • .config/kdeglobals
  • .config/Trolltech.conf
• Window decorations
  • .config/breezerc (or your theme name)
  • .config/kwinrc
• Fonts
  • .config/kdeglobals
  • .config/kcmfonts
• Icons
  • .config/kdeglobals [Icons]
• Cursors
  • .config/kcminputrc
• Launch Feedback
  • .config/klaunchrc
• Font management
  • .config/kfontinstuirc
• Splash screen
  • .config/ksplashrc

Workspace

• Desktop behavior
  • General behavior
    • .config/plasmarc
  • Screen Edges
    • .config/kwinrc
  • Desktop Effects
    • .config/kwinrc
    • .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
  • Touch screen
  • Screen Locking
    • ~/.config/kscreenlockerrc
  • Virtual desktops
  • Activities
    • .config/kactivitymanagerdrc: Activity meta info (activity name, activity icon)
    • .config/kactivitymanagerd-switcher: Activity sorting in the activity switcher (probably as higher the number as more high in the ladder)
    • .config/kactivitymanagerd-statsrc: Sorting of favourite (most used) applications by activity
    • .config/kactivitymanagerd-pluginsrc
    • .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
    • .config/plasma-org.kde.plasma.desktop-appletsrc: Layout per activity
• Window Management
  • Window behavior
    • .config/kwinrc
  • Window Rules
    • .config/kwinrulesrc
  • Task switcher
  • KWin scripts
    • .config/kwinrc
• Shortcuts
  • Custom Shortcuts
    • .config/khotkeysrc
  • Global Shortcuts
    • .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
• Startup and Shutdown
  • Login screen
  • Autostart
  • Background Services
    • .config/kded5rc
  • Desktop Session
    • .config/ksmserverrc
• Search
  • KRunner
    • .config/krunnerrc
  • File Search
    • .config/baloofilerc
  • Web Search Keywords

System Monitor

• Page Settings
  • .local/share/plasma-systemmonitor/: One page file per page

Personalization

• Notifications
  • .config/plasmanotifyrc
• Users
• Regional Settings
  • Language
  • Formats
    • .config/plasma-localerc
  • Spell Check
  • Date & Time
    • .config/ktimezonedrc
• Accessibility
  • .config/kaccessrc
• Applications
  • File associations
  • Locations
  • Launch Feedback
  • Default Applications
    • .config/kdeglobals
• KDE Wallet
• Online Accounts
• User Feedback
  • .config/PlasmaUserFeedback

Network

• Connections
  • /etc/NetworkManager/system-connections
• Settings
  • Proxy
  • Connection Preferences
  • SSL Preferences
  • Cache
  • Cookies
  • Browser Identification
  • Windows Shares

Hardware

• Input Devices
  • Keyboard
    • Hardware
      • .config/kcminputrc
    • layout
      • .config/kxkbrc
    • Advanced
      • .config/kxkbrc
  • Mouse
  • Game Controller
  • Touchpad
    • .config/touchpadxlibinputrc (x11)
    • .config/kcminputrc (wayland)
• Display and Monitor
  • Compositor
  • Gamma
    • .config/kgammarc
  • Night Color
• Audio
• Power Management
  • Energy Saving
    • .config/powermanagementprofilesrc
• Bluetooth
  • .config/bluedevilglobalrc
• KDE Connect
  • .config/kdeconnect
• Removable Storage
  • .config/device_automounter_kcmrc
  • .config/kded5rc
  • .config/kded_device_automounterrc

KDE Applications

Krusader

• .config/krusaderrc

Settings

changing appearance

on plasma 5.22 and above you can use this self-explanatory commands to change appearance

plasma-apply-colorscheme
plasma-apply-cursortheme
plasma-apply-desktoptheme
plasma-apply-lookandfeel
plasma-apply-wallpaperimage

usage example:
plasma-apply-desktoptheme --list-themes
plasma-apply-desktoptheme breeze-dark

Screen Edges

Active Screen Corners and Edges

Corners are numbered like this:

7 - 8 - 3
6 -   - 2
5 - 4 - 1

actions are defined in [ElectricBorders] and animations are in other groups, probably in [effect-*] and [TabBox]. To Disable them run these commands

Window Decorations

Buttons on the title bar can be customized by these commands

list of symbol meaning:

• N - Application Menu
• S - On all desktops
• H - Context help
• L - Shade
• B - Keep below
• F - Keep above
• M - Menu
• I - Minimize
• A - Maximize
• X - Close