On 14.12.2010 17:43, Ulrich Hansen wrote:
> Yes. This happens because of the option
> 
> /desktop/gnome/background/picture_options       zoom
> 
> in usr/share/gdm/greeter-config/10_desktop_base
> 
> If we use "stretch" instead of zoom, the picture will loose 
> proportions. That looks bad too, especially because we have a round 
> element in it (swirl).
> 

Couldn't we just use the desktop wallpaper for the login screen, i.e. we set

/desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename
/usr/share/images/desktop-base/desktop-background

in /usr/share/gdm/greeter-config/10_desktop_base

Benefits are:

- You can easily override the default using update-alternatives, currently it is
hard coded without an easy way to override using the standard Debian mechanisms.
- You have a very smooth transition from login screen to the desktop. I tested
it, looks pretty slick if you don't have the usual flicker.
- We don't need a separate wallpaper for the gdm greeter → less work, less space

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