Bug#803423: #803423 libqt5gui5: Ugly GUI (no icons) / Weird interpretation of XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID

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Subject: Bug#803423: #803423 libqt5gui5: Ugly GUI (no icons) / Weird interpretation of XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP and GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID
From: Vladimir K <pzs-fs@yandex.ru>
Date: Thu, 12 May 2016 18:32:29 +0300
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After some digging, I've added this var to session environment, and icons appeared in qt5 apps:
QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=gtk2

Can someone explain what is the difference between QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE and QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME, and why the former affects theme and the latter affects icons?

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