Re: [expert] login manager background
This was discussed a couple of months ago. I was unable to: 1) set background 2) change font 3) change icon (except to clock) on the login screen. Several others confirmed this problem, but no-one was able to offer a solution. Looks like we will have to wait for 7.3 :( Trevor On Sunday 24 December 2000 02:59, you wrote: Hi, Can anyone help me this is a little long but bare with me (please!)... When login manager loads and presents the login screen the background behind it is configurable once you login (assuming KDE) via the control centre and then system/login manager. Now there seems to be a bug coz when I try to change the login manager background, it accepts my changes but loses them when I leave the configuration screen. So: a) has anyone else experienced this b) does anyone know where this background info is stored. Is there a config file I could vi? Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all. helpa __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
Re: [expert] login manager background
Er, yes they were. You had to uncomment and cmment to lines in one of your startup files for files for kdm. The reason you can't change it is a bug in KDE 2.0 that is fixed in 2.01...by the comments in the file, you can actually see mandrake deliberately don't use the KDM login background. But I can't remember what the file is I just know after modifying it ages ago, and upgrading to 2.01, it works now. Mike -- Mike MacCanaSupport Consultant C Y B E R S O U R C E Level 9, 140 Queen St Melbourne 3000 Ph : +61 3 9642 5997 Fax: +61 3 9642 5998 On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Trevor Farrell wrote: This was discussed a couple of months ago. I was unable to: 1) set background 2) change font 3) change icon (except to clock) on the login screen. Several others confirmed this problem, but no-one was able to offer a solution. Looks like we will have to wait for 7.3 :( Trevor On Sunday 24 December 2000 02:59, you wrote: Hi, Can anyone help me this is a little long but bare with me (please!)... When login manager loads and presents the login screen the background behind it is configurable once you login (assuming KDE) via the control centre and then system/login manager. Now there seems to be a bug coz when I try to change the login manager background, it accepts my changes but loses them when I leave the configuration screen. So: a) has anyone else experienced this b) does anyone know where this background info is stored. Is there a config file I could vi? Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all. helpa __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
Re: [expert] login manager background
But I can't remember what the file is I just know after modifying it ages ago, and upgrading to 2.01, it works now. /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 And the section should look like this: if [ -x $KDEDIR/bin/kdmdesktop ];then /usr/bin/kdmdesktop # Commented above line and added next line because of kdedesktop issues # fixes background. # /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#99" else /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#99" /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify -verbose -fn fixed -exitOnFail fi === "... all thoughts of selfish desire, ill-will, hatred and violence are the result of a lack of wisdom ... " - Buddha For an awsome fantasy role playing game checkout: http://members.xoom.com/Lycadican ===
Re: [expert] login manager background
Thanks Sheldon, Mike Sheldon Lee Wen wrote: But I can't remember what the file is I just know after modifying it ages ago, and upgrading to 2.01, it works now. /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 And the section should look like this: if [ -x $KDEDIR/bin/kdmdesktop ];then /usr/bin/kdmdesktop # Commented above line and added next line because of kdedesktop issues # fixes background. # /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#99" else /usr/X11R6/bin/xsetroot -solid "#99" /usr/X11R6/bin/xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify -verbose -fn fixed -exitOnFail fi === "... all thoughts of selfish desire, ill-will, hatred and violence are the result of a lack of wisdom ... " - Buddha For an awsome fantasy role playing game checkout: http://members.xoom.com/Lycadican ===
RE: [expert] login manager background
Hello, I've got mdk 7.2 and kde2.1beta1 and although I don't loose the settings in kcontrol (I can see my chosen image in the preview) but up to this day I've never seen the image on the background. You did "Apply" your changes I suppose? Let me know if you ever get a background at all. Else, it's only a minor discomfort. Merry Christmass, Guy. -Original Message- From: a r [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: zaterdag 23 december 2000 16:59 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] login manager background Hi, Can anyone help me this is a little long but bare with me (please!)... When login manager loads and presents the login screen the background behind it is configurable once you login (assuming KDE) via the control centre and then system/login manager. Now there seems to be a bug coz when I try to change the login manager background, it accepts my changes but loses them when I leave the configuration screen. So: a) has anyone else experienced this b) does anyone know where this background info is stored. Is there a config file I could vi? Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all. helpa __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
[expert] login manager background
Hi, Can anyone help me this is a little long but bare with me (please!)... When login manager loads and presents the login screen the background behind it is configurable once you login (assuming KDE) via the control centre and then system/login manager. Now there seems to be a bug coz when I try to change the login manager background, it accepts my changes but loses them when I leave the configuration screen. So: a) has anyone else experienced this b) does anyone know where this background info is stored. Is there a config file I could vi? Thanks and Merry Christmas to you all. helpa __ FREE Personalized Email at Mail.com Sign up at http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup
