Re: Changeing the MDM login screen
This is to convert a GDM theme - this worked for me but ymmv
Download a GDM login theme to Downloads folder.
I chose this simple one for an example: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Raindrops?content=105866
Open Downloads folder > right-click on tar.gz file > Open with Archive Manager
Your theme folder appears > Right-click folder > Open
Right-click "GdmGreeterTheme.desktop" (desktop configuration file) > open with Gedit
Change the text [GdmGreeterTheme] to [MdmGreeterTheme] and save file, click update if asked, close gedit
In Archive Manager Window list, again right-click "GdmGreeterTheme.desktop", rename it "MdmGreeterTheme.desktop".
Close Archive Manager.
Go to MintMenu > Administration > Login Window (or xfce Menu > System > Login Window), password required
Click Local tab
Click Add
Navigate through Filesystem to /home/username/Downloads
Click on the tar.gz file > click install
It should appear in the Login Window Preferences > Local list ...
Click its radio button to choose it.
Close
Logout/in
I checked the "Show Actions" box, and also changed the Welcome Message at the bottom to "Custom" as the default on my chosen theme was
"Welcome to Ubuntu"
Hope it works
caribriz
Download a GDM login theme to Downloads folder.
I chose this simple one for an example: http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php/Raindrops?content=105866
Open Downloads folder > right-click on tar.gz file > Open with Archive Manager
Your theme folder appears > Right-click folder > Open
Right-click "GdmGreeterTheme.desktop" (desktop configuration file) > open with Gedit
Change the text [GdmGreeterTheme] to [MdmGreeterTheme] and save file, click update if asked, close gedit
In Archive Manager Window list, again right-click "GdmGreeterTheme.desktop", rename it "MdmGreeterTheme.desktop".
Close Archive Manager.
Go to MintMenu > Administration > Login Window (or xfce Menu > System > Login Window), password required
Click Local tab
Click Add
Navigate through Filesystem to /home/username/Downloads
Click on the tar.gz file > click install
It should appear in the Login Window Preferences > Local list ...
Click its radio button to choose it.
Close
Logout/in
I checked the "Show Actions" box, and also changed the Welcome Message at the bottom to "Custom" as the default on my chosen theme was
"Welcome to Ubuntu"
Hope it works
caribriz
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