Bug 177882

Version:            (using KDE 4.1.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Gentoo Packages

This is about the systemsettings module for the login manager (kdm):

When "Use themed greeter" is selected in the "General" tab you only get the message "The background cannot be configured separately in themed mode." when you switch to the "Background" tab.

This does not make sense, as the background can indeed be configured separately in themed mode and there is a need for the user to do so:

The background image is visible for a few moments before the login screen and thus the background set by the theme is displayed. It is visible again for a few moments after you confirm your login, until the KDE splash is displayed. It is also visible if you start a session like "failsafe" where no new wallpaper is set.

So the user may want to change the Background setting even in themed mode. 
Currently, you can easily do so by editing 

<kde4-root>/share/config/kdm/backgroundrc

by hand, so why should the systemsettings module refuse to assist you with this?


Disabling the "Background" tab when "Use themed greeter" is enabled therefore limits functionality in an undesired way and puts unnecessary obstacles in the user's way.

Possible solution:

Simply remove the check whether "Use themed greeter" is enabled or not. Alternatively, an informational message could be displayed at the top of the "Background" tab when "Use themed greeter" is enabled, but it should stay enabled nonetheless.