how to modify the gnome login screen's font rendering?

[rovingspace]

hello guys, i need to know how can i change that login window's font rendering, i mean that screen which you can select user and type password. Is anybody have the experience for tweaking gnome login font or background image?

[secipolla]

The background you change by editing /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults (there are various topics on this in this forum and many more on google).
The fonts I don't know (maybe there are some settings in that file cited above). You could install gconf-editor and change the font in gdm's properties.
There's a post on Ubuntu forum for that that says to run the command 'sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gnome-appearance-properties'. Maybe that works too.

[secipolla]

Note that if you simply comment the background line in /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults then it will change to the default (solid green colour). Then you can use gconf-editor to change it as you please (use an image instead or change colour or use a colour gradient).

[rovingspace]

The background you change by editing /etc/gdm3/greeter.gconf-defaults (there are various topics on this in this forum and many more on google).
The fonts I don't know (maybe there are some settings in that file cited above). You could install gconf-editor and change the font in gdm's properties.
There's a post on Ubuntu forum for that that says to run the command 'sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gnome-appearance-properties'. Maybe that works too.

thanks mate

ok, i found it by my ownway, my workaround:

1. use "vipw" check the Debian-gdm's working folder, it should be "/var/lib/gdm3"

2. now you build the configuration folder: "/var/lib/gdm3/.gconf/desktop/gnome/font_rendering". (don't forget "chown -R Debian-gdm:Debian-gdm desktop)

3. build configuration file called "%gconf.xml", this file is a standard font redering definition, it should be like:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<gconf>
	<entry name="dpi" mtime="1312327772" type="float" value="96"/>
	<entry name="hinting" mtime="1312327772" type="string">
		<stringvalue>slight</stringvalue>
	</entry>
	<entry name="antialiasing" mtime="1312327770" type="string">
		<stringvalue>rgba</stringvalue>
	</entry>
</gconf>

Another action is modify the login's background, here are my steps under debian distro:
NOTE: there are many place you can define the background, so if below nodes doesn't appear, you should check another possible folders, such as "/etc/gdm", bla bla bla....
1. edit "/var/lib/gdm3/.gconf.mandatory/%gconf-tree.xml"
2. and you wil see that "background" definition tree-node, here it is:

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<dir name="background">
<entry name="picture_options" mtime="1312071869" type="string">
<stringvalue>zoom</stringvalue>
</entry>
<entry name="picture_filename" mtime="1312071869" type="string">
<stringvalue> YOUR IMAGE HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! </stringvalue>
</entry>
</dir>

my last tweak is change the resolution, my steps:
1. edit "/etc/gdm/Init/Default"
2. edit this line: "xrandr --output default --mode 1024x768", replace your own resolution.


I like tweak my system total manually, if you have better choice, just let me know, thanks~~

[emikaadeo]

ok, i found it by my ownway, my workaround:

1. use "vipw" check the Debian-gdm's working folder, it should be "/var/lib/gdm3"

2. now you build the configuration folder: "/var/lib/gdm3/.gconf/desktop/gnome/font_rendering". (don't forget "chown -R Debian-gdm:Debian-gdm desktop)

3. build configuration file called "%gconf.xml", this file is a standard font redering definition, it should be like:

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<?xml version="1.0"?>
<gconf>
	<entry name="dpi" mtime="1312327772" type="float" value="96"/>
	<entry name="hinting" mtime="1312327772" type="string">
		<stringvalue>slight</stringvalue>
	</entry>
	<entry name="antialiasing" mtime="1312327770" type="string">
		<stringvalue>rgba</stringvalue>
	</entry>
</gconf>

I've tried this solution on Debian Testing but it doesn't work.
Do you have some more ideas how to change font rendering in gdm3 ?
Thanks in regards.