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#1 2009-02-19 20:08:34
- reimu
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A fully customizeable DM?
I've been using GDM, but it seems a bit lacking in the eye candy department, even with themes. What I'm looking for is a simple DM where you could set a picture as the background for the log-in screen. Is there something like this, or is it possible?
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#2 2009-02-19 20:14:19
- Ranguvar
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
GDM allows you to set a background picture. But what you're asking is a bit odd. First you want eye candy, and then you want simple? 
Eye candy: Entrance: http://xcomputerman.com/pages/entrance.html (Not many themes, but you could make your own)
Simple: SLiM: http://slim.berlios.de/ (Many themes are also on these forums)
Simpler: None
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#3 2009-02-19 20:42:23
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
SLiM does the trick 4 me! has a simple config file!
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#4 2009-02-19 21:07:07
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
+1 for slim
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#5 2009-02-19 21:53:10
- smartboyathome
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
Eye candy: Entrance: http://xcomputerman.com/pages/entrance.html (Not many themes, but you could make your own)
Can't get any more customizable than Entrance. You can even include a clock 'widget' on the login screen! 
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#6 2009-02-19 23:00:30
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
Best i ever tried (for my girlfriend session, i use simple getty)
community/qingy 0.9.7-3
Qingy is a DirectFB getty replacement
community/qingy-theme-arch 2.0-1
Arch Linux themes for qingy
aur/qingy-themes 20060602-1 (22)
Themes Pack for qingy
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery
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#7 2009-02-20 13:41:01
- iBertus
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
Could you please explain how GDM is lacking in the eyecandy dept.? It has the same level of eyecandy as pretty much everything else, except maybe entrance.
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#8 2009-02-20 20:16:09
- reimu
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
Could you please explain how GDM is lacking in the eyecandy dept.? It has the same level of eyecandy as pretty much everything else, except maybe entrance.
I mean, I wanted to put an image at the log in screen.
I've now tried SLiM, using my wallpaper as the background for it. It didn't work, just sent me into an x session.
I guess startx does the trick well enough.
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#9 2009-02-20 21:56:05
- Inxsible
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
I guess startx does the trick well enough.
+ 1 to startx or CLI login. DMs are overrated and useless, IMO
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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#10 2009-02-20 22:13:43
- leo2501
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
reimu wrote:I guess startx does the trick well enough.
+ 1 to startx or CLI login. DMs are overrated and useless, IMO
+1 plain startx and getty
do you consider qingy?
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
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#11 2009-02-20 23:20:31
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Re: A fully customizeable DM?
+1 plain startx and getty
do you consider qingy?
No I haven't tried it yet. But the wiki page says that the synaptic touchpad may not work and even with the workaround, tapping etc might not work....so I am not so keen on it.
CLI login ftw !!!
There's no such thing as a stupid question, but there sure are a lot of inquisitive idiots !
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