13.Select your new theme in the listing. Your (Web hosts)

13.Select your new theme in the listing. Your desktop changes to match the theme. 14.Click Close when you re finished, and the Theme Preferences dialogbox closes. Adding themes to KDEJust as with GNOME, many themes are available for the KDE desktop. Most of the distributions covered in this book are using KDE version 3.3, so I amgoing to focus on this version. If you are a Xandros 2.5 or Linspire 4.5 user, you are using KDE 3.1. Mandrake 10.1 folks are using KDE 3.2. However, Xandros will be updated to version 3 by the time this book is released, and Linspire will update as well soon thereafter. Plus, Linspire offers lots of themes through its Click and Run Warehouse, so see Chapter 12 for how to add them. If you have updated your Mandrake system as discussed in Chapter 12, you are also probably using KDE 3.3. To find and add themes for KDE 3.3: 1.Point your Web browser to www.kde-look.org. 2.Under Themes/Styles, click KDE>3.2.3.Among the tabs on the top, click the choice that will sort the themesin the method you prefer. For example, you might click Highest Rated in order to see the themespeople like the most. 4.Browse and click the name of the theme you want to try. This action takes you to the theme s page. Here, you find informationabout the theme, perhaps instructions on how to install it (unfortu- nately. there doesn t seem to be a lot of consistency here), and more. Ifyou are nervous or have been having trouble getting themes to install, make sure to look for a theme that lists KDE 3.3 specifically. Folks feelingmore adventurous might choose one for the 3.2 series. Reading the usercomments can also be helpful in telling you if the theme is easy or diffi- cult to install. 5.Scroll down to the Download link and click it. This link is usually at the base of the initial description information. When you click, a file browser dialog box appears. 6.Browse to where you want to save the file and click Save. The file is saved into the location you chose. 303Chapter 15: Gettin Gooey with the GUIs21_

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