On Fri, 5/13/16, Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:

Subject: Re: [DNG] but I lose it once I log in
To: dng@???
Date: Friday, May 13, 2016, 2:06 PM

On Fri, May 13, 2016 at 02:17:50PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
> On Fri, 13 May 2016 10:37:20 -0400
> Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 09:40:04PM -0400, Steve Litt wrote:
>> > > Hi all,
>> > >
>> > > I just installed the beta, in a VM, using the x64 DVD iso.
>> > >
>> > > In my opinion, the user interface was very pleasing. The faded
>> > > purple is very relaxing. The fonts are all crisp and clear, even in
>> > > a tiny VM. And I **LOVE** the fact that the titlebar of the focused
>> > > window is an extremely different color than those without focus.
>> > > I'm a production man, and appreciate knowing at the quickest glance
>> > > which window has focus.
>> > >
>> > > Great job on the UI.
>> > >
>> > > SteveT
>> >
>> > Yes that's a nice colour I see at start-up. I wouldn't mind having
>> > it after I log in.
>> >
>> > But once things are going -- I use xfce -- I have a brighgt
>> > yellow-green screen. I seem to have nno way t change it. I can
>> > use Applicatinos Menu -> settings to change the settings, and
>> > they'rre still there the next time I adjust settings, but the seem to
>> > have no effect on the actual screen.
>>
>> Yes. That nauseating rotten mustard color occurs on the login screen.
>> On LXDE, it disappears and is replaced by the colors I described
>> earlier in this thread. So the Xfce implementation fails to load the
>> desktop graphic. Probably it's missing a command in ~/.xinitrc or its
>> equivalent for display managers.
>
> I'm getting light purple on the login screen, but not in xfce. Could
> it xfce is still depending on an systemd-ism that isn't there in
> order to talk to itself?
>
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Do you have the purpy background(s) in /use/share/backgrounds? You can get them here:

https://git.devuan.org/devuan-packages/desktop-base/tree/master/backgrounds

Then select the one that best fits you screen size from the desktop settings.

golinux