GNOME 2.2 Desktop on Linux System Administration Guide

Standard GNOME Login Screen Settings

Use the Standard greeter tabbed section to set preferences for the standard GNOME login screen.

Table 5–2 lists the standard GNOME login screen settings that you can configure.

Table 5–2 Standard GNOME Login Screen Settings

Element 

Description 

Logo

Choose an image to display as a logo on the standard GNOME login screen. To choose an image, enter the filename of the image in the drop-down combination box. Alternatively, click Browse to display a dialog from which you can choose an image.

Show choosable user images (face browser)

Select this option to display images of users on the standard GNOME login screen. If this option is selected, users can select an image instead of type a username. 

No background

Select this option if you do not want to display an image or color in the background of the standard GNOME login screen.  

Image

Select this option to display an image in the background of the standard GNOME login screen. To choose an image, enter the filename of the image in the drop-down combination box at the right side of the dialog. Alternatively, click on the Browse button at the right side of the dialog to display a dialog from which you can choose an image.

Color

Select this option to display a color in the background of the standard GNOME login screen. Use the Background color button to specify the color.

Scale background image to fit

If you select the Image option, select this option to scale the background image to fit the background of the standard GNOME login screen. The width-to-height ratio of the image is retained.

Only color on remote displays

Select this option to display a color in the background of the standard GNOME login screen when users log in from a remote system. 

Background color

If you select the Color option or the Only color on remote displays option for the background, use this button to specify the color. Click on the color selector button to display the color selector dialog. Choose the color that you require from the color selector dialog.