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Some useful stuff

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
      • .config/kglobalshortcutsrc
      • .config/kwinrc
    • 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
      • .config/kuriikwsfiltersrc
      • .local/share/kservices5/searchproviders/

System Monitor

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

Personalization

  • Notifications
    • .config/plasmanotifyrc
  • Users
  • Regional Settings
    • Language
      • .config/plasma-localerc
    • Formats
      • .config/plasma-localerc
    • Spell Check
    • Date & Time
      • .config/ktimezonedrc
  • Accessibility
    • .config/kaccessrc
  • Applications
    • File associations
      • .config/mimeapps.list
    • Locations
      • .config/user-dirs.dirs
      • .local/share/user-places.xbel
    • Launch Feedback
    • Default Applications
      • .config/mimeapps.list
  • 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
      • Layouts
        • .config/kxkbrc
      • Advanced
        • .config/kxkbrc
    • Mouse
      • .config/kcminputrc
    • Game Controller
    • Touchpad
      • .config/touchpadxlibinputrc (x11)
      • .config/kcminputrc (wayland)
  • Display and Monitor
    • Compositor
    • Gamma
      • .config/kgammarc
    • Night Color
      • .config/kwinrc
  • 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

Dolphin

  • .config/dolphinrc

Konsole

  • .config/konsolerc
  • .config/konsolesshconfig

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