Re: [SOLVED] Re: How to change the style and background of the Squeeze login screen?

[Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>]

On Mar 24, 2011, at 1:49 PM, Tom H wrote:

> Wouldn't it be better to keep gdm3 and customize it?
>
> http://www.khattam.info/howto-change-gdm-3-theme-and-wallpaper-2010-11-14.html

Interesting.  Is the presence and structure of those configuration  
files documented anywhere?  Was this mentioned in the release notes?

I'll admit I didn't even try to RTFM to before I asked.  I just  
assumed that if it was intuitive to use and had a simple gui in gdm,  
it should have at least that much user friendliness in the  
replacement, gdm3.  Clearly I was wrong and we've returned to the days  
of editing configuration files by hand as the preferred mode of system  
administration.  Such is life!

Rick

PS: I understand the argument that the GNOME upstream folks have moved  
on and do not support gdm anymore.  I further understand the argument  
that Debian can't go-it alone without upstream support.

But I don't have to like the result!   /^;