Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-06 Thread Digby Tarvin
GDM it is then. I have just emerge'd it - now to give it a try.. I certanly don't want to re-invent the wheel if an existing dm will do what I want.. Fingers crossed... Regards, DigbyT P.S. I forgot to mention - I quite like the analogue clock on the XDM greeter, so I am hoping GDM will have som

Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-06 Thread James Hiscock
> So all I want is 'login name' and 'password' entry boxes and the > 'session type' menu that was taken away GDM's got just that - with a couple more options (configuration, shutdown menu) -- and it's heavily theme-able, so you can probably find something appropriate for you in the gdm-themes

Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-06 Thread Digby Tarvin
On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 08:33:59AM -0400, James Hiscock wrote: > > Anyway, at least I now know to stop looking. I guess I either change the > > source or roll back to an older version. > > > > Or does anyone know of any interesting alternatives to XDM and KDM that > > I should look at? > > gdm? e

Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-06 Thread James Hiscock
> Anyway, at least I now know to stop looking. I guess I either change the > source or roll back to an older version. > > Or does anyone know of any interesting alternatives to XDM and KDM that > I should look at? gdm? entrance? -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list

Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-06 Thread Digby Tarvin
Thank you both for your comments. A little bit disappointing given that there is so much questionable configurability in the kdmrc file, yet something I actually used is taken away with no configuration option to put it back :-/ It may be that most users like to stick to the one WM, but how many w

Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-05 Thread Nick Rout
On Tue, 5 Apr 2005 13:41:09 -0700 John Myers wrote: > On Tuesday 05 April 2005 07:20, Digby Tarvin wrote: > > Now on my old SuSE KDM, underneath the Password line is heading > > "Session Type" with a drop down menu which in its passive state > > shows the window manager that will be used by defau

Re: [gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-05 Thread John Myers
On Tuesday 05 April 2005 07:20, Digby Tarvin wrote: > Now on my old SuSE KDM, underneath the Password line is heading > "Session Type" with a drop down menu which in its passive state > shows the window manager that will be used by default once you > enter your user name. > > On the bottom line are

[gentoo-user] KDM configuration...

2005-04-05 Thread Digby Tarvin
Are there any KDM experts out there that can offer some insight into this problem... I am migrating a system from SuSE linux 7.3 (I havn't found any strings identifying the version, but it says KDE2.2.1 on the box) to current Gentoo, and am having trouble finding a kdmrc setting that is as usable