Graphics at Login screen

[burtzovlaxos]

Just installed Kubuntu 7.10 and pretty excited with it.
Simple question (I think): I tried to change my user picture in the login menu from System Settings->Login Manager->Users->User Images in Administrator Mode. While it did change the image it also changed the login screen from whatever cool default theme to a grey box-feel thing.
I tried to change it back from the Appearance tab but whatever GUI style I choose it remains the same.
Please help...

[Rog131]

Re: Graphics at Login screen

While it did change the image it also changed the login screen from whatever cool default theme to a grey box-feel thing.

Hmm - it should not. Trying - here it is working normal way.

You could:

Install kdmtheme - theme manager for KDM

kdmtheme is a theme manager for KDM. It provides a KDE Control Module (KCM)
that allows you to easily install, remove and change your KDM themes.

Note
In Gutsy KDM-themes are disabled by default !

So =>

Backup /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc

alt + f2: kdesudo kate /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc

Look:
# Greeter config for all displays
[X-*-Greeter]

# Whether the greeter should be themed.
# Default is false
#UseTheme=true

Change ==>

# Whether the greeter should be themed.
# Default is false
UseTheme=true

Restart

K > System Settings > Appearance > KDM Theme Manager
In Administrator mode: Check that you are using Kubuntu 02 (default)
Apply

Restart


More:
CustomizeKubuntu
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CustomizeKubuntu

From /usr/share/doc/kde-kdm-themes/README.Debian

kdm-theme-krystal for Debian
----------------------------

* how to enable themes:
Currently KDM-themes are not enabled by default in debian!
Make shure, that there is a "UseTheme=True" line in the
[X-*-Greeter]-stanza in your /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc!

* how to change themes:
If enabled, KDM uses its circles theme by default, to change this, just
change the
"Theme=/usr/share/apps/kdm/themes/circles" line to
"Theme=/usr/share/apps/kdm/themes/Krystal"!

NOTE: You have to restart KDM after you've made changes to the kdmrc!

-- Bastian Venthur <mail@venthur.de>, Wed, 10 Aug 2005 12:28:49 +0200

[allstar1960]

Re: Graphics at Login screen

None of that works.

[allstar1960]

Re: Graphics at Login screen

The grey login box problem is still there.

[Rog131]

Re: Graphics at Login screen

Maybe it is this:

Topic: KDM Theme Manager Broken??!!
http://kubuntuforums.net/forums/inde...opic=3088004.0

Bug #148706 in kde-systemsettings
kdmtheme module can not apply changes
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+s...gs/+bug/148706