Question regarding the new login theme and using other gdm themes

[George Farris]

On Mon, 2009-09-28 at 18:31 +0200, Kenneth Wimer wrote:
> On Monday 28 September 2009 06:08:49 pm Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
> > On Monday 28 September 2009 8:58:21 am Dennis Beekman wrote:
> > > I have to say that 9.10 alpha 5 looks great for my home computer
> and i
> > > will surtainly install the Beta and RC releases aswell... to
> follow the
> > > changes made to them.
> > >
> > > However something bothers me and noboddy else can answer this
> issue on
> > > any forums.
> > > The school where i do the IT Managment requires that the login
> screen
> > > has they're logo and a wallpaper chosen by them....
> > >
> > > Before this was not difficult, i had adapted a gdm theme wich
> installed.
> > > but in the Alpha 5 of ubuntu i cannot change gdm themes anymore or
> so it
> > > seems.
> > > when i either select it from the menu or call "gdmsetup" from a
> console
> > > i can only select whether is wish to automagically login on
> not :-(
> >
> > Modifying gdm2 themes isn't quite the same as the old way. I've
> never done
> > it, but IIRC, you have to "compile" the theme. Unfortunately, my
> Google-fu
> > is failing me. I can't find a howto for creating gdm2 themes.
> 
> 
> 
> GDM is now a normal gnome session, so it takes a gtk, metacity, icon
> and cursor theme like a normal desktop does. You can set them by
> defining the gconf keys for the use gdm.

Sure would be nice if it had rounded corners to the main window, would
make it look much nicer, as it stands it's ugly as all get out.  The
Jaunty login screen graphics really rocks.

Cheers