xdm using old plain-vanilla login screen

[lucky7456969]

how do I set it back to look like this?

http://wiki.debian.org/XDM

Thanks
Jack

 

[SirDice]

What do you mean "set it back"? Did you modify things?

 

[lucky7456969]

No, it looks too fancy, wants the original look for nostalgia purpose
BTW, where has the hatch at the back gone?

 

[SirDice]

XDM looks like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Xdm_Screenshot.png

Exactly the same as it looks on FreeBSD, it isn't modified in any way for FreeBSD.

 

[lucky7456969]

http://phi.sinica.edu.tw/tyuan/old.pages/pcfarm.19991228/aspac/aspac/reports/94/94025/xintro.html

I'd like to have this.
Thanks, SirDice, you're so helpful
Jack

 

[SirDice]

You will have to modify a few files yourself.

6.6.3 Configuring XDM

 

[lucky7456969]

I've tried. But Can't come to the effect I want.
It seems like it was the R3 and R4 X11 configuration.
How do you get the hatch, particularly interested in that?
Thanks
Jack

 

[jrm@]

Have a look at /usr/local/lib/X11/xdm/Xresources.

 

[lucky7456969]

Where can I find a copy of archived (dated back to 1995) xdm?

Thanks,

Jack

 

[lucky7456969]

Should Xconsole or Xlogin control the back of the login prompt? I mean the large area behind the login "square"

Xlogin*background: cross_weave
XConsole*background: cross_weave

to no avail.

 

[kpedersen]

For some reason, the x11/xdm dialog on FreeBSD doesn't show the password box until you have typed a username and pressed enter. I think it is because of the integration with PAM but I am not sure.

It might actually be easier to theme x11/slim to look like the older login manager. Otherwise, perhaps you want to try out the CDE project's login manager. That thing looks pretty old

As for the background, I think it has become black by default on the newer X11. I think you can just call

xsetroot

in one of the setup files.