Changing user icon in GDM??
There is an option under the Login Screen Setup to select a theme. One standard theme includes the ability to browse the list of users on the system. There is an icon associated with each user. It appears to be unique - I have 6 entries and there are 6 unique icons. Clearly there's a limit - but that is a different question. I would like to know how to change the icon that is associated with a user entry. I've poked around, tried to use the on-line docs for a way to change the icons for a user but came up emty-handed. Can someone tell me either how to do this or point me in the right direction? Related to this is another question. This computer is being built for an elementary school. The case is a Lubic Airplane case - with neon lights on the wings and a lighted fan for a propeller. I did not include the propeller due to safety concerns. The related question is, what are the thoughts about using the User browser in an elementary school? I have some reservations but see some advantages. Kids will likely be more apt to use the mouse to login. I see it as an attention getter. The downside is exactly that - someone may see the name(s) and ... well my concerns I think are obvious. Has anyone else done this and willing to share their lessons?? Rich -- Remember, all Windows-based machines are, by definition, fault tolerant. They run Windows don't they?!?!?!?
There is an option under the Login Screen Setup to select a theme. One standard theme includes the ability to browse the list of users on the system. There is an icon associated with each user. It appears to be unique - I have 6 entries and there are 6 unique icons. Clearly there's a limit - but that is a different question.
I would like to know how to change the icon that is associated with a user entry. I've poked around, tried to use the on-line docs for a way to change the icons for a user but came up emty-handed. Can someone tell me either how to do this or point me in the right direction?
Alas, I am writing this at work on IE6/Windows 2000 (not very busy!) so I can't check, but I am sure there is an option to change these icons within the desktop menu structure in Gnome - maybe in desktop preferences or gdm-configurator (face browser option). HTH David
Alas, I am writing this at work on IE6/Windows 2000 (not very busy!) so I can't check, but I am sure there is an option to change these icons within the desktop menu structure in Gnome - maybe in desktop preferences or gdm-configurator (face browser option).
The GNOME menu entry is Applications > Desktop Preferences> Advanced > Login Photo under ULB GNOME, the specific location under preferences in a SuSE-supplied GNOME install may be slightly different, as we patch GNOME-VFS differently :) If you want to just run the command it's gdmphotosetup -- James Ogley james@usr-local-bin.org GNOME for SuSE: http://usr-local-bin.org/rpms
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David Robertson
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James Ogley
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Rich Goodwin