Zorin Dark Mode and KDE Apps without inverting colours probably

[Radosk]

Hi guys;

Sorry for the many questions but im looking for a solution to keep using KDE Apps like Okular (from flatpak) especially under Zorin 17 with changing light to dark mode. In Zorin 16 i had no problems with it, but nowadays it becomes a problem. So i look for a solution to managing the color layout/theme and dont let them interfere each other making it chaotic. See Screenshot below and the themes doesnt work in light mode theres no problem. I use default Zorin 17 so with Wayland btw.

[Aravisian]

Are you already using qt5ct?

[Radosk]

@Aravisian

Are you already using qt5ct ?

No - at least i didn't make it myself - so if it's not shipped with than no. I'll give it a shot tomorrow and if it worked, mark this as solution or otherwise reply. Thanks for the help!

[Radosk]

@Aravisian i followed your guide and installed both packages but i don't have any of the shell-scripts on my comptuer that i should edit.

[Radosk]

For evryone with a similiar problem (KDE Apps with missing dark mode and wrong inverting - readability issues) here are some possible solutions:

1. Stick with outdated apt version (v21.12)

• no real dark mode/nightmode but at least it's useable

2. Use Okular from Ubuntu 23.04 with version 22.12 (from launchpad.net)

• you have to download the .deb yourself together with the dependencies (~10 files)
• still no real dark mode but newer features

3. Tipp: KDE shift their apps to nightmode in a experimental state, that you can install as flatpak (still you have to add them from URL) see here (last topic)

• right now unstable and not all (Okular missing)
• can't say if dark mode inverting in Zorin will work but i expect more than from the normal flatpak version (which is bad in dark mode)

4. Use the newest version from flatpak but only in light mode (avoid the problem)