On 11/28/2009 09:03 PM, Mikkel wrote:
On 11/28/2009 07:56 PM, Wolfgang S. Rupprecht wrote:
>
> Todd Zullinger<tmz(a)pobox.com> writes:
>> As the subject says, he's trying to change the background for the GDM
>> screen. Since GDM doesn't provide a panel, there isn't really a
>> convenient way to browse to system->preferences->appearance... :)
>>
>> Using gconftool-2 is generally the best way to achieve this, and works
>> fine for me on F-12 (as it has in past releases). Why it's not
>> working for Fred remains to be seen.
>
> You can also set it as a user's background via the normal preferences
> setting and then make that the system default (via the bottom "Make
> Default" button).
>
> -wolfgang
Would that affect GDM's background, or only the Gnome desktop's
background? They are not the same thing.
Mikkel
Yes, if you set a default background it effects the GDM background, but
takes restarting GDM (or a reboot) to see it.
Will