I love it !!!
style pen:
kobo @ openclipart
(http://www.openclipart.org/detail/5635)
stamp technigue was found in:
(http://inkscapetutorials.wordpress.com/2007/06/15/rubber-stamp-tutorial/)
Partner KSplash Themes:
---KDE Icon Version---
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=136351
Installation:
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varies to the distribution
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For Kubuntu - OpenSuse - FreeBS
1) Download latest version from your browser (I suggest Firefox, do not use rekonq for this download, maybe there are some small issues with it)
2) Go to "System Settings"->Login Screen->Theme->Install New Theme
3) Press the Folder Icon and find the file RedChenille_KDM-your version-tar.gz
4)Press Ok and Enter your password
5)Click Red Chenille in the list and Press Apply (window's bottom right corner)
6)Enter your password
7)Restart Your Computer
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Other Licenses Remain to Authors:
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style pen to: kobo @ openclipart
Ratings & Comments
28 Comments
hey man, I only want to thank you, a very nice and friendly looking screen! very creative work. Also fits perfectly my dual-head without no fiddeling :) May be you add that the automatic installation from kde4-admin with "get new Themes" is not working on FreeBSD, the file needs to be downloaded and then installed with the "Install new theme"option but it is worth it! H
hm9, thank you very much, Thanks also for noting that FreeBSD needs manual installation for kdm themes. I have added FreeBSD in the distributions that need manual installation just like Kubuntu and OpenSuse (you can see it in the description above) Thank you once more for you kind words, I hope that you will keep like the theme... Regards, Michail
I meant it! This work brings fun back to login/logout. Often the small things are which make the difference. Your work differs from all others, it is alive, not only just another background. Keep doing so ... :)
hm9, thank you very much once more, I would like a lot to have your opinion on the partner ksplash theme which you can find it here: http://kde-look.org/content/show.php/Red+Chenille-%28New+QML+Version+KDe%3E%3D4.8%29?content=136351 For some reason the kdm theme is double as popular comparing to the ksplash theme, even though I think of them as equal. But I can not really understand why. For me both themes are considered equal... For me it's a mystery why the ksplash theme is not considered as good as the kdm one....
well, hard to tell when it is about taste ... but I believe that people in general are not searching for "splash". Also the install new splash theme in kde-admin is kind of lost on the bottom ... may be the defaults are ok or like me, people simply disable the splash screen? Or do not care? hard to say :)
hm9, thank you very much once more, you gave me a lot to think about... I hadnt even considered that many do not even use ksplash.... :) regards, michail
I really want this theme , use the splash, now i want the login. However I can't download it. Could you please make it accessible.
Thank you very much... I did not know that there was an issue with the server. I changed the location so I think that now you will be able to find them always available...
i like red as i'm a chinese
nice to hear that ray... thank u
I am sorry but the ftp provider has some issues. When it is fixed I'll enable again the downloads... Just for a taste, I prepared the new version with new handmade background, two versions with user list and not, and many other tweaks... :) So patience everybody...
Love it! Would it be possible to create an additional version which shows a list of the available user names?
Janet thank you very much.... Yes I can create a version with user list, but the only problem I have is in ideas... :) I had tried in the past but it didnt integrate that good... for example the user list inside a notepad etc... If you have any ideas I am all ears... :) If not I'll create one hoping in good quality, it's gonna take some days... Regards, Michail
Dear Janet, I have just uploaded the new main version which has two sub versions (one with users list and one with no). Along with many other tweaks and a new handmade background in inkscape... Hope you like it... With regards, Michail
Well... first of all thanks for your efforts! :) But alas the user list is not working here, it is blank. And I have to admit I prefer the old background, it looked more authentic. The new one looks too artificial and clean and has those regular stripes... lost a lot of its charme IMHO, sorry to say. Do you have the origal background in a higher resolution?
The integration of the user list looks very good. I was sceptical of how it could be done, but that's a very nice solution.
Hello Janet, sorry to hear that... 1) For the background choice I will keep with this one for some time, maybe make it a little cleaner in the future, i dont know yet... If you want the old background you can find it at beckas @ deviantart: http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&q=chenille#/d2c87l0 2) For the user list I dont know why it is not showing to you. I use opensuse 11.4 and kde 4.6.1 . Maybe, have you enabled the choice to show user list from inside the control center -> login screen? With regards, Michail
I have found a solution for me for the userlist: http://pastebin.com/nRG18APX I don't know why yours is not working here but wild guess it's some Suse typical incompatibility. In KDE3 Suse's KDM had some extra patches too so that a KDM theme built on a Suse system did not look the same on other distributions. With the code above my KDM screen looks like this: http://secretpicdump.com/de/view/7790_9ab12_screenshot.png/ With your code the user list is empty - maybe the background picture is on top of the list so that the list is covered?
Janet, can you give me some information? What is your distro? and what kde version do you use? I use KDE4.6.2(from the official repo-with no suse patches) in OpenSuse11.4 I am going to create some virtual machines in order to find exactly what's the case...
I'm using aptosid http://aptosid.com (Debian Sid) with KDE 4.6.1 from experimental-snapshots repo: deb http://qt-kde.debian.net/debian/ experimental-snapshots main.
Janel, I 've tested the new version with Kubuntu 10.10. User list did not appear also in Kubuntu (I found out after your comments...). I just disabled two lines from the previous version and the user list now appears... Please test the new version to tell me if that's ok with you... One small issue: The second user in the user list appears always a white background in Kubuntu but I dont have this problem with OpenSuse. I have to think about it but it's probably a distro spesific issue because I have the same problem also with other kdm themes in Kubuntu...
Nice login-screen. But the greeting in german language is "willkommen" and not "willkomen" ;-)
Dear Dago, thank u very much... In 1.1.2 I fixed the orthography :) Sorry about that, I used Google Translation and during copy paste something was lost in the prosedure... :) With Regards, Michail
Nice login-screen. But the greeting in german language is "willkommen" and not "willkomen" ;-)
hi, I'kind of noob, can you please tell me how to install this kdm on kubuntu 10.10? thanks and congratulation!!!