[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #53174] Octave uses Win98 theme on Windows

[Alexander Wilms]

URL:
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                 Summary: Octave uses Win98 theme on Windows
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: alexanderw
            Submitted on: Sat 17 Feb 2018 01:17:37 AM UTC
                Category: GUI
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Regression
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
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             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: 4.2.1
        Operating System: Microsoft Windows

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Details:

Not a big issue, but it makes Octave look less polished.

On Windows 10, Octave 4.2.1 uses a blocky, Win98-style theme. This was
previously reported in 2016, and seems to have been introduced between 4.0.3
and 4.2.0:
http://octave.1599824.n4.nabble.com/Octave-4-2-0-GUI-on-Windows-has-changed-and-looks-ugly-td4680754.html

Maybe using a conditional QApplication::setStyle("windowsvista") fixes this.
But
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/44784414/qt-gui-theme-looks-old-fashioned
suggests patching Qt's configure options.



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