how do i make my own login screen?

[drudogg]

i want to know how to i make my own login screen.

i know how to download and install ones taht have already been made by other people... but i want to pu my own picture on there.

where are the files stored, & what do you use to edit the settings.

[orange-wedge]

The best place to start is the source:
http://live.gnome.org/GnomeArt/Tutorials/GdmThemes

Also try downloading a login theme and taking a look at what's inside the tarball. Play around with elements inside the xml file, like changing the images or element positions.

This is how I tweaked one of my login themes to comment out an element since my netbook's resolution was making the time overlap with the login options.

[drudogg]

thanks for the link and info, but where are the themes installed to? where are the files saved so i can edit them after installation??

[Greenwidth]

This theme has instructions how to change the background pic, locations &c, might be a nice place to start:

http://www.gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Arc-Colors+GDM-Walls?content=88305

[darthmob]

the simplest way is to use the plain login. you can select a background picture and the logo next to the login with it. of course it's not as customizable or pretty as creating a new one from scratch but I still like it and it's set up in minutes.

you can change it at system -> administration -> login