Re: GDM3's prejudiced against a picture of me
On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 09:13:55 +0100, Alan wrote in message
<[🔎] 4E37B1C3.7060803@chandlerfamily.org.uk>:
> On 02/08/11 09:06, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> > On Tue, 02 Aug 2011 06:32:58 +0100, Alan wrote in message
> > <[🔎] 4E378C0A.8070504@chandlerfamily.org.uk>:
> >
> >> On 01/08/11 23:48, Arnt Karlsen wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 01 Aug 2011 22:12:07 +0100, Alan wrote in message
> >>> <[🔎] 4E3716A7.8060608@chandlerfamily.org.uk>:
> >>>
> >>>> I have specified that I would like a picture of me to be
> >>>> presented at login.
> >>>>
> >>>> GDM does occasionally decide to show it, but more often or not it
> >>>> doesn't and I am represented by what looks like a white chess
> >>>> pawn.
> >>>>
> >>>> Any ideas what is going on here.
> >>>
> >>> ..could it be trying to express its opinion on your picture?
> >>> <...ducks 'n runs.>
> >>>
> >> Thats EXACTLY what it feels like is happening - which is why I
> >> expressed it the way I did. The question is, how can I coerce GDM3
> >> into being a bit more respectful.
> >
> > ..you're getting too much inspiration from Norwegian rose marches,
> > totalitarian rule does have its place; as root, "aptitude purge \
> > gdm3&&aptitude install kdm&&/etc/init.d/kdm start" is but one
> > way to put disobedient twin hair display managers in their proper
> > places. ;o)
> >
>
> This is a bit too Alice In Wonderland Queen of Hearts ("Off with
> their heads") territory for me.
..maybe a wee hint in the neo-con tradition? Install all 8 display
managers and make gdm3 worry about being competitive enough. ;o)
> Last time I tried kdm, the fonts that Debian had chosen for it were ugly (too large)
..hum, I like them big, I inflated mine with the kde system settings
utility, /usr/bin/systemsettings from the cli, set your font sizes
in the "Login Screen"'s "General" tab.
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...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry...
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