Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

Allan · 2007-06-22 06:23:08

Hi,

I have set-up XFCE to use gnome-screensaver, mainly for its nice looking login dialog. The only problem is I do not know where to adjust the settings for the login dialog while in XFCE so I get no picture, real name, etc.

Can anybody point me in the right direction?

Thanks

kansei · 2007-06-23 19:04:09

I just installed gnome-screensaver myself (tired of how atrocious xscreensaver looks and am wondering the same. If I find anything I'll let you know.

kansei · 2007-06-23 19:21:27

hmm

I just found this info on getting some xfce stuff to better integrate with gnome-screensaver:
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions … p?t=458516

now my 'lock' action button locks the screen using gnome-screensaver instead of xscreensaver.

As root, you may be able to edit this file (or the one appropriate for whatever language you use arch in):

/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults/%gconf-tree-LANGUAGE.xml
where language is something like: en_CA

right at the top of that file I see gnome-screensaver stuff

kansei · 2007-06-23 19:23:55

and from /etc/gconf/2/path

# This file stores the addresses of config sources for GConf
# When a value is stored or requested, the sources are scanned from top to
# bottom, and the first one to have a value for the key (or the first one
# to be writeable) is used to load/store the data.

# See the GConf manual for details

# Look first in systemwide mandatory settings directory
xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.mandatory

# To read in any mandatory settings that the Sys Admin may have created
# prior to a desktop system upgrade. The SysAdmin can stick read-only system
# wide sources in this file.
include /etc/gconf/2/local-mandatory.path

# Now see where users want us to look - basically the user can stick arbitrary
# sources in a ~/.gconf.path file and they're inserted here
include "$(HOME)/.gconf.path"

# Give users a default storage location, ~/.gconf
xml:readwrite:$(HOME)/.gconf

# To read in any defaults settings that the Sys Admin may have created
# prior to a desktop system upgrade. The SysAdmin can stick default values
# system-wide in this file.
include /etc/gconf/2/local-defaults.path

# Finally, look at the systemwide defaults
xml:readonly:/etc/gconf/gconf.xml.defaults

Phrodo_00 · 2007-06-23 22:21:01

hhhmm... the real name, picture and so on are configured in the "About me" dialog in gnome. if you use gdm you can configure the picture with gdmphotosetup too. (and actually, I think you just need to put a image called .face in your home and both gdm and gnome-screensaver will recognize it as your picture)

Allan · 2007-06-24 03:41:58

Thanks. Adding a picture called .face in the home directory does work nicely. I am now on the search for how to change the display name. I'll post back if I find anything.

Phrodo_00 · 2007-06-24 23:18:42

Allan wrote:

Thanks. Adding a picture called .face in the home directory does work nicely. I am now on the search for how to change the display name. I'll post back if I find anything.

Found it, it uses the finger name, to change it you have to run chfn your_user as root (because if you run it as the user it won't let you change your name) and set it up, then gnome-screensaver will read it from finger.

Arch Linux

#1 2007-06-22 06:23:08

Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

#2 2007-06-23 19:04:09

Re: Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

#3 2007-06-23 19:21:27

Re: Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

#4 2007-06-23 19:23:55

Re: Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

#5 2007-06-23 22:21:01

Re: Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

#6 2007-06-24 03:41:58

Re: Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

#7 2007-06-24 23:18:42

Re: Gnome-screensaver Login Dialog in xfce

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