

You have to edit darktable.gtkrc, which on my Linux Mint is system is in /usr/share/darktable/. The GTK+ Appearances dialog in the KDE settings doesn’t work either. If I could even read the Preferences dialog. The default font size is wee tiny minuscule 8 point, and there is no way to change it in the Preferences dialog. I just want to be able to read stuff, not have a Goth experience. I am not a fan of dark backgrounds, and emphatically not a fan of tiny light fonts on dark backgrounds. Wee Font Size and Poxy Darkĭarktable is a GTK+ application, so there are possible glitches when it’s run in any environment other than GNOME, like configuring fonts on my Mint system.


There are a lot of changes and improvements to 1.0, so visit the Darktable installation page to learn how to get the current release for your system. The Ubuntu version of Darktable is 0.9, while the PPA version is 1.0. No more waiting for stuff to trickle into the official repos, but nearly-instant gratification via your favorite package manager. These have have made boatloads of updated software available to Ubuntu and Ubuntu spinoffs, like my Linux Mint KDE4 system. I’m a fan of PPAs, the Ubuntu Personal Package Archives. I put the March 15 release of version 1.0 through the torture chamber, and even though the interface and workflow take some getting used to, it’s a powerful editor for serious work. It includes common features such as cropping and exposure fixes, manipulation of color and tone channels, and advanced features like a Fujichrome Velvia film plugin (for smoother, more realistic saturation), HDR, and tethered shooting. The Darktable RAW photo editor and workflow manager for Linux (and experimental support for Mac OS X and Windows) is for non-destructive editing of RAW photo images. The interface takes some getting used to is it worth the learning curve? The Darktable RAW photo editor, light table and workflow manager takes a different approach to photo editing and management.
