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damjan

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Registered: 2006-05-30

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small nit with KDM, KDE splash and backgrounds

I'm using vanilla KDE 4.3.1 from Arch on my 64bit desktop. I use KDM as a login manager.

KDM is setup to use some fancy theme with a nice background, my KDE desktop also uses some fancy background picture. The problem is, when I login in KDM, the KDE splash thing starts with its own background.

So in the process I get 3 backgrounds and 2 background transitions.

Is there something I can do to only have 1 background transitions and 2 backgrounds? Maybe some setting in KDM or a different splash theme??

Rasi

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Re: small nit with KDM, KDE splash and backgrounds

I'm using vanilla KDE 4.3.1 from Arch on my 64bit desktop. I use KDM as a login manager.

KDM is setup to use some fancy theme with a nice background, my KDE desktop also uses some fancy background picture. The problem is, when I login in KDM, the KDE splash thing starts with its own background.

So in the process I get 3 backgrounds and 2 background transitions.

Is there something I can do to only have 1 background transitions and 2 backgrounds? Maybe some setting in KDM or a different splash theme??

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.ph … ent=102760
and
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.ph … ent=104456

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damjan

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Registered: 2006-05-30

Posts: 462

Re: small nit with KDM, KDE splash and backgrounds

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.ph … ent=102760
and
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.ph … ent=104456

yep, that second one is exactly what I needed .. well kind of a hack, but good enough - probably the real sollution would be a transparent splash

thanks

Last edited by damjan (2009-09-21 14:47:53)

Solid1986Snake

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Registered: 2007-06-18

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Re: small nit with KDM, KDE splash and backgrounds

http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.ph … ent=102760
and
http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.ph … ent=104456

yep, that second one is exactly what I needed .. well kind of a hack, but good enough - probably the real sollution would be a transparent splash

thanks

No, the wallpaper is one of the things loaded at the end of you whole desktop. The process is split in 3 parts and theres no way around at the moment, but it is really no hack!

But your idea sounds very good to me! Maybe you want to participate and post you idea on kde brainstorm forums

Last edited by Solid1986Snake (2009-09-21 15:12:00)

KlavKalashj

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Registered: 2008-10-09

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Re: small nit with KDM, KDE splash and backgrounds

Wow, I tried that second thingy and it worked like a charm! Now is reeaaally beautiful