This is a continuing observation/complaint. When one is using a KDM Theme and a user logon, and the theme has an image as the background (as opposed to a color/color gradient), there isn't a smooth transition of the background image from KDM to the Ksplash background. This is because of the way KDM manages the background image versus the way Ksplash handles it.
In KDM, the background image is cropped. In Ksplash it is scaled. There isn't an easy way (that I have been able to locate) to modify the behavior of Ksplash. But there is a very easy way to modify the behavior of KDM!
KDM themes are located at:
/usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes
I'm using the default Horos theme, so I need to modify the horos.xml file. The following uses kate, launched as root, to do the editing:
Press Alt+F2 and type:
Locate the following line:
<normal wallpaper="Horos" scalemode="crop"/>
and change it to this:
<normal wallpaper="Horos" scalemode="scale"/>
Save and close the file. Log out and log back in. Viola! The transition from KDM to Ksplash screens is as smooth as silk! It's a beautiful thing. 8)
In KDM, the background image is cropped. In Ksplash it is scaled. There isn't an easy way (that I have been able to locate) to modify the behavior of Ksplash. But there is a very easy way to modify the behavior of KDM!
KDM themes are located at:
/usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes
I'm using the default Horos theme, so I need to modify the horos.xml file. The following uses kate, launched as root, to do the editing:
Press Alt+F2 and type:
Code:
kdesudo kate /usr/share/kde4/apps/kdm/themes/horos/horos.xml
<normal wallpaper="Horos" scalemode="crop"/>
and change it to this:
<normal wallpaper="Horos" scalemode="scale"/>
Save and close the file. Log out and log back in. Viola! The transition from KDM to Ksplash screens is as smooth as silk! It's a beautiful thing. 8)
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