Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2007 20:27:35 +0200
From: Giuseppe Giannuzzi <beppeg@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: How to change login user picture
To: aphukan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora
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>Amitakhya Phukan wrote:
>> hi!
>>
>> Giuseppe Giannuzzi wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Frank,
>>>
>>> it works!
>>> Actually I was using KDE and Control Center without success.
>>> So that means that default splash login is a gnome application
>>> and KDE users have no control on it.
>>>
>>>
>> from your reply, does login screen depend on kdm and gdm ? i think it
>> does. so that if you are using gdm, kde control center can't have any
>> effect. hope i am right.
>>
>> regards,
>> amit.
>>
>As I said, I'm using KDE so I guess I'm using kdm: correct?
>I tried to change user picture by Control Center but no change at login
>screen.
>Then I tried to logon using Gnome session following Frank suggestion and
>finally I
>changed user picture (same result launching gnome-about-me in a kde
>session).
>So I draw the conclusion that picture changing is a Gnome privilege but
>I hope I went wrong in my calculations!
>
>Regards,
>Beppe
Hi,
I also use KDE and was able to change my login photo by running gdmphotosetup. I added it to my KDE menu and can now change my photo at will.
Mathias
