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#1 2006-09-01 19:09:33

Kris
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Minimalist LogIn Manager

Hey!

I'm a little bit tired of my text-login, so I think I will look after a new login-manager are there something others than GDM/KDM/XDM? I'll think it could be nice if it's in GTK - I'm using Xfce4.4 big_smile


// Kris

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#2 2006-09-01 19:09:52

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

slim


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#3 2006-09-01 19:12:16

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

Yeah, slim.


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#4 2006-09-01 19:21:53

Kris
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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

Nice smile
Where does the theme files lay?


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#5 2006-09-01 19:28:42

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

mayby you would like to made a login manager from bash/zsh/*sh ?
just add:

if [ -z "$DISPLAY" ] && [ $(tty) = /dev/vc/1 ]; then
    startx
fi

at end of .bashrc/.zshrc/.*sh
(it's from my .zshrc, dunno if works on bash)

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#6 2006-09-01 19:30:11

Kris
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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

z3ppelin @
Does it automatically login me in or something? Or what is it doing?


// Kris

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#7 2006-09-01 19:33:46

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

when you log in at the console, it starts X


I made it long
as I lacked the time to make it short...

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#8 2006-09-01 19:38:21

Kris
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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

ndlarsen @
Offtopic: Cool, another one from Denmark big_smile

Ontopic: Thanks smile sounds very nice.


// Kris

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#9 2006-09-01 20:00:16

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

Kris wrote:

Where does the theme files lay?

/usr/share/slim/themes - if you're still interested.

BTW - a quick glance at slim's filelist would have told you that. There's a slim-themes package available, but it's also very easy to make your own.

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#10 2006-09-01 20:10:55

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How do you get rid of that 'X' when slim starts lol ?


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#11 2006-09-01 21:04:51

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

In /etc/slim.conf:

# Hide the mouse cursor (note: does not work with some WMs).
# Valid values: true|false
hidecursor         true

Works for me with xfce4. TBH, I'm puzzled why it "does not work with some WMs" - slim runs before the WM starts, after all. :?

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#12 2006-09-01 21:44:58

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

i prefer qingy over slim but it has more deps i think.

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#13 2006-09-02 06:49:43

Mr Green
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@ Tomk Does not work in OB... Xfarce..  lol


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#14 2006-09-02 08:49:35

ndlarsen
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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

Mr Green wrote:

@ Tomk Does not work in OB... Xfarce..  lol

Works for me on openbox3


I made it long
as I lacked the time to make it short...

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#15 2006-09-02 08:56:56

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emm

 hidecursor          true

what version you using ? (slim!)


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#16 2006-09-02 09:18:08

tomk
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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

hidecursor was only introduced in 1.2.5, AFAIR.

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#17 2006-09-02 09:48:49

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

only last version it was not there  :?  the 'X' I mean not a problem its a feature lol


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#18 2008-02-09 17:19:28

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Re: Minimalist LogIn Manager

1+ for qingy im configuring it now for me and my girlfriend big_smile im searching how to change the ant theme lol

me: fluxbox and a lot of aterms
she: xfce and a lot of gui's

big_smile


Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
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#19 2008-02-09 18:48:40

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thayer williams ~ cinderwick.ca

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