global_wallpaper.sh
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This script will modify GDM and Plymouth backgrounds so they will match your current GNOME background.
You can also change the Plymouth logo by running global_wallpaper.sh --logo
*** This has only been tested in Lucid Lynx.
Support-Box
global_wallpaper.sh is part of GTK Themes and Add-ons, which is supported by the following people:
Other Various Gnome Stuff:
CruelAngel
10 years ago
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clemmy
10 years ago
sudo update-alternatives --config default.plymouth
and select the theme ubuntu-logo
then run this other command
sudo update-initramfs -u
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inameiname
10 years ago
Oh, and just for fun, I added:
tty -s; if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then gnome-terminal -e "$0"; exit; fi
at the top of your script so I can simply put it into my nautilus-scripts folder instead of installing it. Seems to work fine as well.
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inameiname
10 years ago
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inameiname
10 years ago
Oh, and just for fun, I added:
tty -s; if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then gnome-terminal -e "$0"; exit; fi
at the top of your script so I can simply put it into my nautilus-scripts folder instead of installing it. Seems to work fine as well.
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inameiname
10 years ago
Oh, and just for fun, I added:
tty -s; if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then gnome-terminal -e "$0"; exit; fi
at the top of your script so I can simply put it into my nautilus-scripts folder instead of installing it. Seems to work fine as well.
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clemmy
10 years ago
I have not tested it, because I already changed GDM and Plymouth wallpapers by hand a couple of days ago... but I have installed your script because it will be easier to change them again in the future! very useful!
There are a couple of suggestions that just came into my mind. Maybe you will not agree with my opinion, but you can at least have a look at them.
1) I would remove the line "update-alternative --config default.plymouth" from the install.sh script, and I will put it in the global_wallpaper.script
For example I have installed the program, but I don't want to change the plymouth theme NOW.. I want to have the program installed because maybe I will need it in the future..
2) I wouldn't ask the user to select the wallpaper image.. I will get the current desktop wallpaper (gconftool-2 --get /desktop/gnome/background/picture_filename) and I will use the same image for GDM and Plymouth.
In my opinion it is more user-friendly to change the GNOME background in the classical way, and then launch the script to update GDM and Plymouth..
Best regards!
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clemmy
10 years ago
it seems that if work. You can download it from
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1281499/global_wallpaper_mod.tar.gz
Tell me what do you think about it ;-)
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gargantuo
10 years ago
I fixed some typos and uploaded a new version with your changes.
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clemmy
10 years ago
* the whole gnome theme is exported to gdm (not only the background)
* the plymouth theme is the like the ubuntu one, but with the selected background image
* the application is completely executable from the gnome menu (a launcher is automatically added by the install script, and every interaction with the user is graphical)
I started a new artwork called global appearance ( http://gnome-look.org/content/show.php?content=125729 ) because the final result is very different from your initial version... but of course you contribution have been the crucial input allowing for
the development of global appearance!
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