From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Jan 12 00:12:43 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id AAA14581 for hackers-outgoing; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:12:43 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from wcc.wcc.net (wcc.wcc.net [208.6.232.10]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id AAA14542 for ; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:12:32 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from piquan@wcc.wcc.net) Received: from detlev.UUCP (ppp92.wcc.net [208.6.232.92]) by wcc.wcc.net (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id CAA11202; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 02:09:11 -0600 (CST) Received: (from joelh@localhost) by detlev.UUCP (8.8.8/8.8.7) id CAA02139; Mon, 12 Jan 1998 02:12:28 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from joelh) Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 02:12:28 -0600 (CST) Message-Id: <199801120812.CAA02139@detlev.UUCP> To: mike@smith.net.au CC: bsdhack@shadows.aeon.net, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-reply-to: <199801120248.NAA01045@word.smith.net.au> (message from Mike Smith on Mon, 12 Jan 1998 13:18:00 +1030) Subject: Re: Splash screen (splashkit) for 3.0 systems... From: Joel Ray Holveck Reply-to: joelh@gnu.org References: <199801120248.NAA01045@word.smith.net.au> Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk >> It would seem to me that your best bet would be to consider making a >> custom version of 'getty' with libvgl, since getty is going to >> determine how idle time between logins should be handled. That's >> pretty well out of syscons's jurisdiction. >> Actually, making just such a thing just got put on my TODO list. > It's a very short step from there to a semi-graphical login (eg. login > dialog rather than login/password prompt.) I could see people liking > that. Good point, although the graphical login window is really best handled by xdm, and I don't really see people wanting a graphical login window being requested without a full graphics system (ie, X). Okay, let me get opinions: * What do people want? I see a couple of possibilities: 1. A graphical idle screen that shows things like fractals or bitmaps with rotating palettes, 2. Something that shows some useful system stats (number of users, system load, memory usage), possibly floating on a 'pretty' background, 3. Something that shows just a login window * Is this really going to be the best way to go about it? * Has somebody else already done this? * What other thoughts does anybody have? I'll probably start working on this tonight or tomorrow, but suggestions will be appreciated through the life of this thing's work. Best, joelh -- Joel Ray Holveck - joelh@gnu.org - http://www.wp.com/piquan Fourth law of programming: Anything that can go wrong wi sendmail: segmentation violation - core dumped