Update 2: Installing gnome-settings-daemon had the unfortunate side effect of this message being written to ~/.xsession-errors every few seconds, endlessly:
I have therefore removed gnome-settings-daemon from my xubuntu systems. I guess I'll have to wait for lightdm before I can have a good-looking login screen again.
Update 2: Installing gnome-settings- daemon had the unfortunate side effect of this message being written to ~/.xsession-errors every few seconds, endlessly:
** (gnome- settings- daemon: 2013): WARNING **: Connection failed, reconnecting...
I have therefore removed gnome-settings- daemon from my xubuntu systems. I guess I'll have to wait for lightdm before I can have a good-looking login screen again.