=== modified file 'src/background.vala'
--- src/background.vala	2012-04-03 15:50:50 +0000
+++ src/background.vala	2012-04-04 22:48:47 +0000
@@ -253,6 +253,23 @@
 
     public Background (Cairo.Surface target_surface)
     {
+        var bg_color = Gdk.RGBA ();
+        /* 
+         *  Checking if /etc/lightdm/greeter-bottom-color.conf exists and if it contains a valid color
+         *  If it does, using this color instead of the standard value
+         */
+        var file = File.new_for_path ("/etc/lightdm/greeter-bottom-color.conf");
+        if (file.query_exists ())
+        {
+            var dis = new DataInputStream (file.read ());
+            string line;
+            if ((line = dis.read_line (null)) != null)
+            {
+                if (bg_color.parse (line))
+                    default_background = line;
+            }
+        }
+        
         this.target_surface = target_surface;
         timer = new AnimateTimer (AnimateTimer.ease_in_out, 700);
         timer.animate.connect (animate_cb);

=== modified file 'src/main-window.vala'
--- src/main-window.vala	2012-03-15 09:37:28 +0000
+++ src/main-window.vala	2012-04-04 22:48:47 +0000
@@ -37,7 +37,21 @@
         add_accel_group (accel_group);
 
         var bg_color = Gdk.RGBA ();
-        bg_color.parse ("#2C001E");
+        /* 
+         *  Checking if /etc/lightdm/greeter-bottom-color.conf exists and if it contains a valid color
+         *  If it does, using this color instead of the standard value
+         */
+        var file = File.new_for_path ("/etc/lightdm/greeter-bottom-color.conf");
+        if (file.query_exists ())
+        {
+            var dis = new DataInputStream (file.read ());
+            string line;
+            if ((line = dis.read_line (null)) != null)
+            {
+                if (!bg_color.parse (line))
+                    bg_color.parse ("#2C001E");
+            }
+        }
         override_background_color (Gtk.StateFlags.NORMAL, bg_color);
         get_accessible ().set_name (_("Login Screen"));
         has_resize_grip = false;
@@ -46,12 +60,20 @@
         realize ();
         background = new Background (Gdk.cairo_create (get_window ()).get_target ());
         background.draw_grid = UGSettings.get_boolean (UGSettings.KEY_DRAW_GRID);
+        /*
+         *  This line would load the default Ubuntu wallpaper(which is set for the lightdm user as standard),
+         *  which may differ from the user selected wallpaper. Afterwards the background would fade to the 
+         *  user selected background. Which may be annoying, if the colors are not matching
+
         background.default_background = UGSettings.get_string (UGSettings.KEY_BACKGROUND);
+        
+         */
+        
         background.set_logo (UGSettings.get_string (UGSettings.KEY_LOGO), UGSettings.get_string (UGSettings.KEY_BACKGROUND_LOGO));
         background.show ();
         add (background);
         UnityGreeter.add_style_class (background);
-
+        
         login_box = new Gtk.Box (Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL, 0);
         login_box.show ();
         background.add (login_box);
@@ -64,13 +86,6 @@
 
         user_list = new UserList (background, menubar);
         user_list.expand = true;
-        user_list.user_displayed_start.connect (() => {
-            change_background ();
-        });
-        user_list.user_displayed_done.connect (() => {
-            menubar.set_layouts (user_list.selected_entry.keyboard_layouts);
-            change_background ();
-        });
         user_list.show ();
         login_box.add (user_list);
         UnityGreeter.add_style_class (user_list);
@@ -91,6 +106,18 @@
             screen.monitors_changed.connect (monitors_changed_cb);
             monitors_changed_cb (screen);
         }
+        
+        /*
+         *  There is no background image drawn, when adding the *guest user(has a background now) to the user_list
+         *  (because the events are connected after adding the users)
+         */
+        user_list.user_displayed_start.connect (() => {
+            change_background ();
+        });
+        user_list.user_displayed_done.connect (() => {
+            menubar.set_layouts (user_list.selected_entry.keyboard_layouts);
+            change_background ();
+        });
     }
 
     private void monitors_changed_cb (Gdk.Screen screen)

=== modified file 'src/user-list.vala'
--- src/user-list.vala	2012-04-03 15:50:50 +0000
+++ src/user-list.vala	2012-04-04 22:48:47 +0000
@@ -77,7 +77,10 @@
         {
             _offer_guest = value;
             if (value)
-                add_entry ("*guest", _("Guest Session"));
+                /*
+                 *  Added a background to the guest entry
+                 */
+                add_entry ("*guest", _("Guest Session"), "/usr/share/backgrounds/warty-final-ubuntu.png");
             else
                 remove_entry ("*guest");
         }