On 28/03/2008, Jorge Trujillo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [SNIP] > worried at this time about performance/refinements just want the whole thing > to work. > > Please be patient with me, I'm working hard trying to acquire all the > required knowledge while doing this project and of course having fun!. > > > > > > Now I came with this project: I want to build a "remote graphics > > > display > > > > device" that will allow me to connect it into my local net and show > > > > dynamically generated png (or whatever) image files from a central > > > server to > > > > this "special thin-clients". The purpose is to create a network of > > > > information screens that can be spread across a building. > > > >
Did you try the gdm.conf route? If you change the following lines of gdm.conf I think you can get your solution: # Program to run to draw the background in the standard greeter. Perhaps # something like an xscreensaver hack or some such. # BackgroundProgram= # If this is true then the background program is run always, otherwise it is # only run when the BackgroundType is 0 (None). # RunBackgroundProgramAlways=false # Delay before starting background program # BackgroundProgramInitialDelay=30 # Should the background program be restarted if it is exited. # RestartBackgroundProgram=true # Delay before restarting background program # BackgroundProgramRestartDelay=30 I would suggest try to uncomment and edit the following two lines for a test and also BackgroundProgram=/usr/bin/xclock RunBackgroundProgramAlways=true You will have the login screen showing xclock in the background. Try substituting xclock with image viewer to show a particular file say /home/user/picture.jpg and use crontab to replace picture.jpg with various picture1 picture2 picture3 ever five minutes. You will also have to set login screen to plain without face browser. See picture at http://picasaweb.google.co.in/sbarar/Misc/photo#5184132369549665538 -- Regards, Sudev Barar Read http://blog.sudev.in for topics ranging from here to there. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;164216239;13503038;w?http://sf.net/marketplace _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
