[UIFe] Lubuntu LDM Theme

[Jonathan Carter]

An LDM theme is now available for Lubuntu:
http://people.ubuntu.com/~jonathan/files/precise/ldm/ldm-lubuntu.png

I have this ready in a new package, but it requires a UIFe since it will be used as the default theme when installing on Lubuntu.

[Redwolf (viking.redwolf)]

Is this the LTSP login manager? Lubuntu already has its own theme on every login manager it ships, including the new LightDM version for Precise Pangolin, or its predecesor LXDM.

Sorry but I don't see the bug here.

[Paul Gorski (pauliegras)]

Well it may not be a bug, but I do have a bug with Lubuntu 12.04 PPC on G3 and G4 computers. The LightDM login screen is black, with white text, no buttons. Oh it works, and and it actually sometimes appears as it should (grey with buttons), but I've filed a separate bug report for that.

This would solve the problems I'm having though.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

This isn't for LightDM, this is for LDM (the LTSP Login Manager). There currently isn't a theme for LTSP in Ubuntu, so if you run LTSP from a Lubuntu host you will get the default Ubuntu or LTSP (http://people.ubuntu.com/~jonathan/files/precise/ldm/ldm-blue.png) theme.

I went and created a LDM theme for Lubuntu (the screenshot I already mention in the original bug report). Since we're bast UIF and Beta Freeze, I just need an acknowledgement from a Lubuntu developer in order to upload this. Otherwise Lubuntu will just get the default theming for LDM for LTSP on 12.04.

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

Thanks Jonathan :)
Is it possible to keep the same background than the others display managers ? It's available in lubuntu-artwork branch : http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~lubuntu-art/+junk/lubuntu-artwork/view/head:/usr/share/lubuntu/wallpapers/lubuntu-default-wallpaper.png

Except this, I'm ok for this change. I don't think we have any documentation regarding LTSP on Lubuntu, and our artwork it's still in progress, so no problem for the UIFe.

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

Hey Julian, I can use it but I might have to make it somewhat lighter, like how I did with the previous one. The problem with LDM is that it's theming is very limited, you can choose one text colour and a wallpaper and a logo, so to avoid having contrast problems I might have to alter it slightly. I'll use the wallpaper you specified and send a link to an updated screenshot for an ack. Thanks for the feedback!

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

I only changed it slightly so that it's lighter at the bottom (using two circular white to alpha gradients at 70% opacity)

It works and should more or less fit in :)

Julien, could you give an ack for the freeze exception? Otherwise if you think we should just use the default with hard to read text, let me know :)

[Jonathan Carter (jonathan)]

PS: here's the actual link I forgot in the previous comment:
http://people.ubuntu.com/~jonathan/files/precise/ldm/lubuntu-new.png

[Julien Lavergne (gilir)]

Thanks Jonathan, I'm ok with this, the result is pretty close to our current wallpaper :)

[Scott Kitterman (kitterman)]

Ack.Approved as long as it lands by Sunday.

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package ldm-ubuntu-themes - 2:2.0.47

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ldm-ubuntu-themes (2:2.0.47) precise; urgency=low

  * Add Lubuntu LDM theme (LP: #950157)
 -- Jonathan Carter <email address hidden> Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:35:27 -0400