[Bug 177882] New: disabling of login manager (kdm) background configuration does not make sense

[Benjamin Schmitz]

http://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=177882

           Summary: disabling of login manager (kdm) background
                    configuration does not make sense
           Product: systemsettings
           Version: 4.1
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: unassigned-bugs at kde.org
        ReportedBy: vortex at wolpzone.de


Version:            (using KDE 4.1.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

This is about the systemsettings module for the login manager (kdm):

When "Use themed greeter" is selected in the "General" tab you only get the
message "The background cannot be configured separately in themed mode." when
you switch to the "Background" tab.

This does not make sense, as the background can indeed be configured separately
in themed mode and there is a need for the user to do so:

The background image is visible for a few moments before the login screen and
thus the background set by the theme is displayed. It is visible again for a
few moments after you confirm your login, until the KDE splash is displayed. It
is also visible if you start a session like "failsafe" where no new wallpaper
is set.

So the user may want to change the Background setting even in themed mode. 
Currently, you can easily do so by editing 

<kde4-root>/share/config/kdm/backgroundrc

by hand, so why should the systemsettings module refuse to assist you with
this?


Disabling the "Background" tab when "Use themed greeter" is enabled therefore
limits functionality in an undesired way and puts unnecessary obstacles in the
user's way.

Possible solution:

Simply remove the check whether "Use themed greeter" is enabled or not.
Alternatively, an informational message could be displayed at the top of the
"Background" tab when "Use themed greeter" is enabled, but it should stay
enabled nonetheless.


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