xdm simple theme

[graudeejs]

I wanted to use xdm, instead of console login + startx. Why? because if you have screensaver running someone can hit ctrl+alt+backspace, or ctrl+alt+f1 and ctrl+c, to gain control to your account without having to guess your password.

To avoid this i installed x11/xdm
By default it looks so bad, that eyes hurt looking at it.
So i made something simple fast and good enough for me.

Here's picture (sorry for poor quality for picture. I made it with my phones build in camera):
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3359/pic2ak4.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic2ak4.jpg)

xdm.tar.bz2 (http://killasmurf86.lv/data/download/xdm.tar.bz2), extract this to /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/

tar -xpf xdm.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/

it will overwrite Xresources and Xsetup_0, and add wallpaper.png and logo.xpm files.

to have background wallpaper you need fvwm-root, program that comes with x11-wm/fvwm2 or x11-wm/fvwm2-devel.

If you don't have fvwm and don't want to install it, edit Xsetup_0 file, and replace fvwm-root line with app you use to set background.

Hope this will be useful for someone.
As always if you have any questions ask here, i will answer
EDIT:
here's (http://picasaweb.google.com/randy.belk/FreeBSDWallpaper#5300966848899923714) background for this one

[graudeejs]

ok here's another one (http://killasmurf86.lv/data/download/xdm2.tar.bz2)

http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2964/10022009sn8.th.jpg (http://img5.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10022009sn8.jpg)
it uses this background (http://picasaweb.google.com/randy.belk/FreeBSDWallpaper#5300966867585988402)

[kamikaze]

The default ugly xdm is perfect for auto adjust of TFTs over an analogue connection. That's why I never made mine pretty.

[DemoDoG]

nice collection of wallpapers on that link, btw..

[rbelk]

DemoDoG, I posted that link here on FreeBSD forums. https://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=2140

[Markand]

I wanted to use xdm, instead of console login + startx. Why? because if you have screensaver running someone can hit ctrl+alt+backspace, or ctrl+alt+f1 and ctrl+c, to gain control to your account without having to guess your password.

To avoid this i installed x11/xdm
By default it looks so bad, that eyes hurt looking at it.
So i made something simple fast and good enough for me.

Here's picture (sorry for poor quality for picture. I made it with my phones build in camera):
http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/3359/pic2ak4.th.jpg (http://img142.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pic2ak4.jpg)

xdm.tar.bz2 (http://killasmurf86.lv/data/download/xdm.tar.bz2), extract this to /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/

tar -xpf xdm.tar.bz2 -C /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/

it will overwrite Xresources and Xsetup_0, and add wallpaper.png and logo.xpm files.

to have background wallpaper you need fvwm-root, program that comes with x11-wm/fvwm2 or x11-wm/fvwm2-devel.

If you don't have fvwm and don't want to install it, edit Xsetup_0 file, and replace fvwm-root line with app you use to set background.

Hope this will be useful for someone.
As always if you have any questions ask here, i will answer
EDIT:
here's (http://picasaweb.google.com/randy.belk/FreeBSDWallpaper#5300966848899923714) background for this one

The link is broken, do you still have a theme?

[graudeejs]

It looks Like I don't have it any more
But I have this xdm theme:
http://www.failiem.lv/list.php?i=ykqvel

[nakal]

x11/slim might be easier to configure and looks nicer by default.

[graudeejs]

x11/slim might be easier to configure and looks nicer by default.

OMG, I was looking for this all my life :D
BTW, instead of file tags you should use port tags

[nakal]

BTW, instead of file tags you should use port tags

Yeah... I wasn't sure if they existed and I could not find them in the toolbar. :\