Hi John,
John Baer wrote:
Is there a better way to preview a GDM theme under development other
than using the gdmthemetester script in an Xnest session?
Sure, you can install it and try it out -
1) Make a directory for your theme under /usr/share/gdm/themes. E.g.,
'/usr/share/gdm/themes/awesomefc7-theme'
2) You'll need a GdmGreeterTheme.desktop file, named exactly that, in
the /usr/share/gdm/themes/awesomefc7-theme directory. It should
reference the xml file of your actual GDM theme markup. Let's say mine
is called gdm-fc7-theme.xml. So your GdmGreeterTheme.desktop file should
look something like this:
[GdmGreeterTheme]
Greeter=gdm-fc7-theme.xml
Name=Awesome FC7
Description=An awesome GDM theme for FC7.
Screenshot=screenshot.png
Author=Máirín Duffy <duffy@xxxxxxxxxx>
(the name, description, screenshot, and author appear in the GDM setup
program in the theme browser)
3) You don't need a screenshot above but if you want to take one go
ahead and save it as the filename indicated in the
GdmGreeterTheme.desktop file in the
/usr/share/gdm/themes/awesomefc7-theme directory.
4) Any supporting artwork files (pngs, svgs, etc) should also be dumped
into the /usr/share/gdm/themes/awesomefc7-theme directory.
5) Run 'gdmsetup' as root. In the 'local' tab, select 'Themed' under the
style item (it may already be selected) and select the theme you just
created. If it's not there, check the steps above; make sure
particularly that the xml file the GdmGreeterTheme.desktop file is typed
correctly and is in the directory and that the GdmGreeterTheme.desktop
file has the correct name and path and all that.
6) Log out of your session. The GDM screen you get should be the one you
created.
~m
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