Quoting from #ubuntu-devel on IRC: jackpot51 | didrocks: I am going to work on https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1715722 with the method I described first, having alternatives for a gdm.css file that is the stylesheet of GDM jackpot51 | It is critical to our Beta release that we have a reliable method of overriding the GDM theme, so the alternatives method seems to be the best way to go. We can talk about further improvement and upstreaming after 17.10 jackpot51: I think it will need a FFe though jackpot51 | In my mind, it isn't a feature jackpot51 | It is a bug fix for a bug affecting flavors of Ubuntu using GNOME didrocks | jackpot51: you meant "deratives" rather than flavors? I don't know of any existing 17.10 flavors using gdm? jackpot51 | Yes, that is what I mean - derivatives jackpot51 | If this becomes too complicated, we would have to fork the gnome-shell package to accomplish what we need to in Pop before 17.10 jackpot51 | So I would like to do this as simply and smartly as possible didrocks | jackpot51: I guess you just need to talk to the release team telling us you want to do a temporary override until we get a better upstreamable solution and see if they consider it's a FF breakage or not Laney | where does this pop.css come from? jackpot51 | Ok, that sounds good to me Laney | I think it'd be easier for you to dpkg-divert the ubuntu one away if this is a temporary solution for one derivative only
-- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gnome-shell in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1715722 Title: Allow safe override of GDM3 theme Status in gnome-shell package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: Currently, in artful, GDM3's theme is hardcoded to be /usr/share /gnome-shell/theme/ubuntu.css In the Ubuntu default session, this is the same CSS file as the gnome- shell mode in /usr/share/gnome-shell/modes/ubuntu.json However, in other flavors, it makes sense to install another mode json and theme css file with a clear name. Take, for instance, pop-session, that installs /usr/share/gnome-shell/theme/pop.css and /usr/share /gnome-shell/modes/pop.json In order to supply a custom GDM3 theme, which is currently hardcoded, the ubuntu.css file must be replaced with this pop.css file. This breaks ubuntu-session, causing it to have a different shell theme than expected. What would be desirable is for the GDM3 CSS file to be hardcoded to gdm.css, which would be a symlink to the correct stylesheet for the flavor. This would allow multiple GNOME Shell sessions to be installed at the same time. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gnome-shell/+bug/1715722/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
