Dear listmembers, I got another hint that is (IMHO) even better than fiddling with gtkrc:
In KDE system-settings -> color -> options you find a checkbox "apply colors to non-QT programs". If one disables this, the colors are just fine, even with the original file gtkrc.
Maybe this is of help for someone. Thanks again, take care
Dieter Jurzitza
Am Freitag, 6. Januar 2017, 10:54:37 schrieb Carl Symons:
Inkscape uses GTK themes (System Settings > Application Style)
You may need to change to a different theme for GNOME Application Style. [I use theme = Adwaita]
OR
mess around with colors in /usr/share/theme/[theme]/gtk-2.0/gtkrc change #FFFFFF (white) to something darker (I use #2e3436. #31363b, or #b8e8f) [I use theme = Adwaita] After changing, you have to restart Inkscape to see the change.
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