Add background wallpaper to XDM
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Here are some tips to make XDM look nicer:
- Install the Quick Image Viewer:
pacman -Sy qiv
- Make a directory to store background images. (e.g.
/root/backgrounds
or/usr/local/share/backgrounds
)
- Place your images in the directory. If you don't have any try [1] for starters.
- Edit
/etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0
. Change thexconsole
command to:
/usr/bin/qiv -zr /root/backgrounds/*
- Edit
/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources
. Add/replace the following defines:
xlogingreetFont: -adobe-helvetica-bold-o-normal--20------iso8859-1 xloginfont: -adobe-helvetica-medium-r-normal--14------iso8859-1 xloginpromptFont: -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--14------iso8859-1 xloginfailFont: -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal--14------iso8859-1 xlogin*frameWidth: 1 xlogin*innerFramesWidth: 1 xlogin*logoPadding: 0 xlogin*geometry: 300x175-0-0
Comment out the logo defines:
#xlogin*logoFileName: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/pixmaps/xorg.xpm #xlogin*logoFileName: /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xdm/pixmaps/xorg-bw.xpm
For the exact meaning of the definitions, see the man page of xdm.
- Update
/etc/pacman.conf
so the changes don't get erased:
~NoUpgrade = etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup_0 etc/X11/xdm/Xresources
The changes will now give you a random wallpaper image and move the login prompt to the botom-right edge of the screen.