the liblightdm-gobject library recommends accountsservice (thus
installed by default) and that particular piece of art provides one icon
path through its api (the default one --- default is $HOME/.face whereas
kde software uses $HOME/.face.icon). accountsservice would have a user-
defined icon too, though since the kde software in question does not use
accountsservice that is utterly moot as nothing is set there (hence why
the default is returned).
I am not sure this ought to be changed in accountsservice as I gather
the point of it is to form a grand unified middleware piece to use for
all that magic, not support things from the past. though the solution
there would simply be to check if .face.icon is present and prefer that
as default.
perhaps more reasonable would be to have lightdm check if the file
returned by accountsservice is actually present and if not try
.face.icon.
that is something to be discussed with the individual upstreams though.
PS: lightdm's fallback lookup code actually does it right -.-
PPS: both solutions are not particularly adequate in scenarios where a user is
using gnome based environments and kde based environments as with either
approach presented above one side is getting preference over the other.
something that is only going to be fixed when and if kde switches to
accountsservice. funny that it was not even suggested for adoption over in kde
land yet.
** Package changed: lightdm-kde (Ubuntu) => lightdm (Ubuntu)
** Changed in: lightdm (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => High
** Also affects: accountsservice (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: accountsservice (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Low
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1059928
Title:
Lightdm [Kubuntu) not displaying user thumbnail photos
Status in “accountsservice” package in Ubuntu:
New
Status in “lightdm” package in Ubuntu:
Confirmed
Bug description:
On the Kubuntu login screen (I'm assuming lightdm?), there are just
generic pictures for users. I expected it to display my photo along
with my user name, as I configured in System Settings -> Account
Details -> Change your image.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: lightdm 1.3.3-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-16.25-generic 3.5.4
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
Date: Mon Oct 1 21:53:35 2012
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Kubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Beta amd64 (20120928)
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=
TERM=xterm-256color
PATH=(custom, no user)
LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: lightdm
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)
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