Re: [gdm-list] more bling, please

[Brian Cameron <Brian Cameron Sun COM>]

Andreas:

Note if you are using gdmgreeter, you can define a clock as follows
in the theme:

  <item type="label" id="clock">
    <normal color="#000000" font="Sans 12"/>
    <pos x="-20" y="-37" anchor="e"/>
    <text>%c</text>
  </item>

The default GDM themes have such a clock.  Also gdmlogin shows a clock
in the menubar (on the right side).

Do you want a different or more elaborate clock in GDM?

Brian

> Greetings,
>    I'd like to have a gdm that shows me the time. If I understand the 
> documentation correctly there currently is no way of doing this, as the 
> GUI is build out of an XML file with a closed set of widgets (nodes, 
> sorry) and a clock (neither digital nor analog) is not in this set.
>
>   Am I right assuming that I'd have to take the following steps:
>   - create a clock widget
>   - add a new node type to the parser
>
>   Or would it be possible to have a more generic approach to extending 
> the node set? For example a widget showing a warning if the disc is 
> running full, or one that shows the network status ... I know that this 
> would break the proposed simplicity of gnome, but having an 
> infrastructure in place might help people with ideas to implement them, 
> maybe developing one or two ideas that actually are noteworthy.
>
>   On a related note: Is there support for composites in GDM? Cause 
> nowadays bling means compiz/beryl, and theme could have shiny somethings 
> to attract new audiences and distract the user :-)
>
> Best regards,
>
> mfg
>
>
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