I'm thinking of it like this: the background picture in 12.04 is a personal touch in the same sense as your name or your profile picture. It is part of your public profile, and it's a way for the OS to say “this belongs to Bob.” (It works like this in lots of popular web services, for what it's worth. Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr spring to mind).
That IS a change in approach from 11.10, where the background was visible by circumstance but not necessarily on purpose. They're different approaches, and that's pretty well it. Ubuntu's backgrounds are not like other desktop operating systems, but neither is Ubuntu. The feature makes sense in its own right, and it's quite clear - from the first time someone logs in - that it is happening. I, for one, don't see a problem there. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/844081 Title: Unity Greeter - Background of the Unity Greeter should reflect the background chosen by the user that is currently selected To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/accountsservice/+bug/844081/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
