GDM configuration for faces is confusing

Bug #215330 reported by Nathan
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This bug affects 1 person
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
gdm
Expired
Low
gdm (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Low
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

I have selected the Human List and for the Style: Theme.

Result: I get the Human List theme but no faces are shown. (its an empty box)

I was wondering how that was possible, and looked into the configuration.
I selected than for the Style: Theme and faces.
Logged out, and saw that it was what I wanted (Human List with faces).

This configuration seems confusing. I selected the Human List theme, so it would be stupid to not have the faces.
A solution for this confusing situations is:
 * Remove the Style: theme + faces, and show the faces always.
 * Show only the non-faces themes when the Style "Theme" is selected, and the faces when the "Theme + faces" style is selected.

I'm using Hardy

Greetings,
Nathan

Tags: usability
Nathan (nathansamson)
description: updated
Changed in gdm:
importance: Undecided → Low
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

thank you for your bug report, what ubuntu version do you use? could you describe how to trigger the bug?

Changed in gdm:
status: New → Incomplete
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Nathan (nathansamson) wrote :

Hi,

I'm always willing to give more information, but I think you better re-read the bug report.

"I'm using Hardy"

"I have selected the Human List and for the Style: Theme."

That is all what is required

Revision history for this message
Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

right, that's an upstream bug and should be sent on bugzilla.gnome.org

Changed in gdm:
status: Incomplete → New
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

thanks for sent it upstream.

Changed in gdm:
assignee: nobody → desktop-bugs
status: New → Triaged
Changed in gdm:
status: Unknown → New
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Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote :

The option described there is deprecated in the karmic gdm version, closing the bug

Changed in gdm (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
Changed in gdm:
status: New → Invalid
Changed in gdm:
importance: Unknown → Low
status: Invalid → Expired
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