lightdm customisation

NigelGreenway · 2016-10-26 19:24:08

Hey,

So I would like to customise my login screen and I am really struggling on how to do so in BunsenLabs?

Please can someone help me...

Head_on_a_Stick · 2016-10-26 19:38:44

Edit the file at /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf.bunsen and change the line that starts with

background=

Point that to the full path for whichever image you want to use.

Probably best to wait for other replies though 'cos I don't use a DM if I can help it...

dolly · 2016-10-26 20:26:08

From the Debian wiki:

https://wiki.debian.org/LightDM

PackRat · 2016-10-26 20:29:19

Which part are you looking to customize?

Not using it at the moment, but the /etc/lightdm/lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf file (apparently lightdm.gtk-greeter.conf.bunsen for BL) is pretty well commented with examples on how to edit the various sections to change the background, font, time format etc...

Needs to be edited as root.

damo · 2016-10-26 21:00:06

Menu -> System -> Login Settings

NigelGreenway · 2016-10-26 21:28:57

The part I am struggling with, is the placement and styling of the login dialog and clock and so on...

I can see it uses gtk theme style code but I can not find a non webkit theme to clone and play around with.

Something tells me it is under my nose?

damo · 2016-10-26 21:39:17

The possibilties are in lightdm-gtk-greeter.conf. BL defaults are:

background=/usr/share/images/bunsen/login/bl-login-background
theme-name=Bunsen-lightdm
icon-theme-name=Bunsen-lightdm
font-name=Sans Bold 10
xft-antialias=true
#xft-dpi=
xft-hintstyle=hintslight
xft-rgba=rgb
show-indicators=~language;~session;~power
show-clock=true
clock-format=%H:%M          %a, %b %d
#keyboard=
position=10% 35%
#screensaver-timeout=
#default-user-image=/usr/share/icons/bunsen.png

Good luck with further themeing - it is a nightmare I gave up on long ago.

You can also investigate '/usr/share/themes/Bunsen-lightdm/'

NigelGreenway · 2016-10-28 13:46:31

I have managed to get the lightdm-webkit-greeter working and have a fully interchangeable themed login UI. I plan to write about it and can post a link bank here if everyone is happy for me to do so?

Naik · 2016-10-28 14:21:21

^ I would be, indeed!
Though I auto-login ATM, I think this will change sooner or later and would love to have the possibility to tweek the UI of LightDM

naik --greetz

damo · 2016-10-28 14:33:43

NigelGreenway wrote:

I have managed to get the lightdm-webkit-greeter working and have a fully interchangeable themed login UI. I plan to write about it and can post a link bank here if everyone is happy for me to do so?

Please do!

Posting it as a HowTo in "Scripts, Tutorials & Tips" would be cool

hhh · 2016-10-29 16:56:44

NigelGreenway wrote:

The part I am struggling with, is the placement and styling of the login dialog and clock and so on...
I can see it uses gtk theme style code but I can not find a non webkit theme to clone and play around with.
Something tells me it is under my nose?

/usr/share/themes/Bunsen-lightdm/gkt-3.0/apps/lightdm-gtk-greeter.css

Check this file in other themes too, there are lots of customization possibilities.

ohnonot · 2016-10-30 09:52:09

hhh wrote:

/usr/share/themes/Bunsen-lightdm/gkt-3.0/apps/lightdm-gtk-greeter.css

and this is the same css that is used all over the internet, so every css tutorial/howto out there should help you to get a grasp on the syntax.

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