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Bug 620038 - GDM shows transparent avatar background as gray
GDM shows transparent avatar background as gray
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.30.x
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2010-05-29 16:54 UTC by Tomasz Chrzczonowicz
Modified: 2010-06-26 21:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Screenshot (358.17 KB, image/png)
2010-06-26 21:24 UTC, Tomasz Chrzczonowicz 		Details

Description Tomasz Chrzczonowicz 2010-05-29 16:54:51 UTC 
This bug has been reported here:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gdm/+bug/576825

Binary package hint: gdm

Steps to reproduce:

1. Pick avatar with transparent background for your account, like /usr/share/pixmaps/faces/tennis-ball.png in About Me dialog.
2. Log out or restart computer.

What happens:

At the GDM login screen, the background in your avatar is displayed as gray, instead of being transparent.

What should happen:

Transparent background should be treated as such.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gdm 2.30.0-0ubuntu5
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-22.33-generic 2.6.32.11+drm33.2
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-22-generic x86_64
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri May 7 08:43:38 2010
ProcEnviron:
 PATH=(custom, user)
 LANG=pl_PL.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gdm
Comment 1 William Jon McCann 2010-06-11 04:26:23 UTC 
That is intentional it is a matte and frame for your image.  It also provides some visual/size consistency between users.
Comment 2 Tomasz Chrzczonowicz 2010-06-26 21:24:41 UTC 
Created attachment 164706 [details]
Screenshot

Do you mean this dark gray background over the tennis ball in the screenshot is _intentional_ ?