GDM2 Configuration Tool

[exosyst]

Hey guys, I wrote a tool to let you configure a bit more of the new GDM that comes with Karmic Koala.

It took me nearly a whole day (i've not used GTK with python before!) so I hope it helps someone as i'll consider it a success. Note that it requires imagemagick to work correctly and to enable you to do fancy stuff to the background image (blur is only available option in this currently).

It's fairly late now and I'm tired but from what I can see it works on my system but standard disclaimer applies (IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT ) as I can't promise your curtains/cat won't catch fire due to it.

Enjoy

UPDATE: So the awesome Growlf has done some great work based on my original and there is now a Gladey version available that doesn't depend on ImageMagick. Maybe we can get the Ubuntu guys to include this in lieu of the current one if nothing new comes along for Lucid?

How to install:
Add the new repository

sudo add-apt-repository ppa:gdm2setup/gdm2setup

update your packages

sudo apt-get update

install it!

sudo apt-get install python-gdm2setup

This should now appear under System>Administration>Login Screen(GDM2Setup). Run it and see how you get on!

Any feedback, post in this thread, or join the group and do some development!


The original script is included still if you just want to mess with it but the preferred way is to use the PPA
When you download it you have to make it executable using:

chmod u+x ./gdm-setup.py

and then you can run it as often as needed with:

gksudo ./gdm-setup.py

all from within the terminal.

[prmcafee]

Hey guys, I wrote a tool to let you configure a bit more of the new GDM that comes with Karmic Koalas.

It took me nearly a whole day (i've not used GTK with python before!) so I hope it helps someone as i'll consider it a success. Note that it requires imagemagick to do fancy stuff to the background image you choose, I never added an option to choose if you want to blur but left it on by default as it's pretty tasteful.

It's fairly late now and I'm tired but from what I can see it works on my system but standard disclaimer applies (IT'S YOUR OWN FAULT ) as I can't promise your curtains/cat won't catch fire due to it.

Enjoy

Works beautifully! Thanks!

[exosyst]

This is it at the moment:

[guerreau]

thanks to exosyt

l. 159
self.ShowUserList >>> self.ShowUserlist

[dzon65]

Hi,tweaked my xsplash and gdm but this looks so good.But,how do I install this?

[Yanneck]

1.) Download the Code.

2.) Copy it into /home/<your user-name>

3.) Open a console and make the file executable:

chmod a+x gdm-setup.py

4.) Start Script with

gksu ./gdm-setup.py

Here we go.

Sry 4 bad english.

[dzon65]

Yep,that's what I did but can't find it.
Ps:my english's worse.

[Yanneck]

Sry.

You have to do this:

gksu ./gdm-setup.py

[dzon65]

Terminal is pointing me to this theme error.Deleted some pieces in the gtkrc,but don't understand why this could interfere with installing this.
Where should I find it,system>login or am I getting it wrong.Anyhow,here's the outcome when I put it in a terminal.
yui@ubuntu:~$ gksu ./gdm-setup.py
/home/yui/.themes/Kuler 2 v3/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:34: Kan invoegbestand ‘styles/panelstyles’ niet vinden
/home/yui/.themes/Kuler 2 v3/gtk-2.0/gtkrc:624: error: invalid string constant "panel", expected valid string constant
yui@ubuntu:~$

[dzon65]

Quickly reinstalled those "missing"parts,error doesn't pop up but no install.