Bug 194754 - Background image with umlauts in file name doesn't display
Summary: Background image with umlauts in file name doesn't display
Status: RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: kdm
Classification: Unmaintained
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdm bugs tracker
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Reported: 2009-05-31 15:00 UTC by eikes
Modified: 2009-06-04 00:04 UTC (History)
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Description eikes 2009-05-31 15:00:03 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 4.2.2)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

I wanted to use an image file called "Gänseblümchen.jpg" as my background image for the login screen. What I got was just a monochrome background. When I renamed the file to "Gaensebluemchen.jpg", I got my image displayed. 
So it seems kdm has got a problem with umlauts in file names...?
Comment 1 Oswald Buddenhagen 2009-05-31 15:06:43 UTC 
the most likely explanation for that is the lack of proper locale settings in kdm's environment. you probably need something like "export LC_ALL=de_DE.UTF-8" in your /etc/init.d/kdm, but the exact place is up to the distribution's packaging policy.

please reopen if you find contradicting evidence.
Comment 2 eikes 2009-06-04 00:04:09 UTC 
Thanks for your help, downstream (Debian) agreed.
(see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=528937)