Actually-- I think /etc/X11/Xresources or /etc/X11/xdm/Xresources contains the xrdb compatible database of resources used at login. One can change the contents of that file to completely customize the look-and-feel of the login panel without having to modify any of the startup stuff...
When I get a chance, I'll create a better configuration post if for net.community.review. b.bum Begin forwarded message: >From agent Thu Nov 14 02: 10:08 1996 Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 10:17:35 +0200 (IST) From: "Marc A. Volovic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Bill Bumgarner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: debian-user@lists.debian.org, debian-devel@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: XFree86 3.2 Initial Reports In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Wed, 13 Nov 1996, Bill Bumgarner wrote: > I grabbed the XFree86 3.2 packages from master and took 'em for a test > spin; it is quite an improvement over 3.1.2g -- and it works with most debian packages already? > The default background used under XDM is disgusting-- it is pretty much > gurantees to cause aliasing on any monitor at higher resolutions... > whoever decided that that particularly multi-pixel carpet-like pattern > should be the X standard should be shot. How about: ---/etc/X11/config allow-user-xsession allow-failsafe modify-xdm-background xdm-background-colour darksalmon xdm-start-server start-xdm ---/etc/X11/config ---/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 #!/bin/sh # $XConsortium: Xsetup_0,v 1.3 93/09/28 14:30:31 gildea Exp $ if grep -q ^run-xconsole /etc/X11/config then xconsole -geometry 480x130-0-0 -daemon -notify -verbose -fn fixed \ -exitOnFail -file /dev/xconsole fi if grep -q ^modify-xdm-background /etc/X11/config then XDMBGCOLOUR=`grep ^xdm-background-colour /etc/X11/config | cut -f2 -d" "` if ! xsetroot -solid $XDMBGCOLOUR then xsetroot -solid cornflowerblue fi fi ---/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 ---MAV (finger for PGP signature block) My opinions are my own and only my own. Standard disclaimer applies. Marc A. Volovic ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Linguists do it cunningly -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]