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rolgiati

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From: Asuncion, Paraguay

Registered: 2013-06-08

Posts: 36

Custom login splash screen ? (SOLVED)

I would like to use a custom login screen instead of the four offered in Session and Startup.

Is that possible, or are the four hard-coded in the startup prog ?

Last edited by rolgiati (2019-01-22 08:38:17)

peter.48

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From: France, sud-ouest

Registered: 2017-01-31

Posts: 157

Re: Custom login splash screen ? (SOLVED)

Maybe here can you find something: https://launchpad.net/lightdm-gtk-greeter-settings

ToZ

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From: Canada

Registered: 2011-06-02

Posts: 11,491

Re: Custom login splash screen ? (SOLVED)

I believe OP is referring to the xfce4-session splash screens.

The three (simple, balou, mice) are hard coded, but "Simple" is configurable with respect to font, background/text colors and background image. Click on the configure button to change those properties.

You can also add more theme options to the balou splash theme using the balou-install-theme script. For example:

1. create a new directory to work with:

   mkdir MyTheme

2. To make things easier, copy over the default balou configuration files:

   cp -rv /usr/share/themes/Default/balou MyTheme

3. Edit the MyTheme/balou/themerc file to suit (make sure to change the name so that it is easy to identify)

4. Optionally, change the logo.png file to a file of your choice (name the file logo or change the name in the themerc file)

5. Compress the directory:

   tar czvf MyTheme.tar.gz MyTheme

6. Install the theme:

   /usr/lib/xfce4/session/balou-install-theme MyTheme.tar.gz ~/.themes

7. Go to to the Balou splash screen configuration properties and select your new splash theme

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rolgiati

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From: Asuncion, Paraguay

Registered: 2013-06-08

Posts: 36

Re: Custom login splash screen ? (SOLVED)

I believe OP is referring to the xfce4-session splash screens.

Yes I was; thank you for your very clear and complete instructions.