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Bug 591593 - Please restore support for XML themes
Please restore support for XML themes
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.27.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2009-08-12 18:54 UTC by Meik Hellmund
Modified: 2010-06-17 14:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Meik Hellmund 2009-08-12 18:54:36 UTC 
The new gdm is ok, but I really miss the design flexibility of the old gdmgreeter. Since http://gnome-look.org/index.php?xcontentmode=150 shows nearly 2000 themes for gdm (and the most popular ones have more than 100,000 downloads) I believe that I am not alone with this wish.
Comment 1 cris 2009-11-03 17:52:57 UTC 
It would be great if the new gdm would support the gdmgreeter style XML themes:
so much work has been done on themes up until now ... what a pity!

Actually, as an Ubuntu Karmic user, I'm suffering the same pain the Fedora users suffered some time ago: fortunately karmic provides gdm 2.20 and I've already downgraded it on my system.

I believe it is not that rare for users (even the dumb ones) customizing their desktops and login screen: why the new version has been let incomplete without this feature so long?
Comment 2 William Jon McCann 2010-06-17 03:06:55 UTC 
Someone is of course free to write their own greeter but we don't have plans to add this to the default.
Comment 3 cris 2010-06-17 14:59:50 UTC 
yep, you know how to keep your customers happy!