Some Question About Customization In Linux

I have some questions

#1 ok so i have extacted the pix of mac cursor in png format

My question is how do i change the ones that come with mandrake with the mac one`s ??

I`ve readed something on kde-org and downloaded some of the schemes and instaled them but how do i chg a scheme with my own png`s ??

#2 When u boot on linux it apears a pcx image that shows u some info`s

My question is how could i make that boot image something like in mac u know that apple logo and that round thing rotating ????

Or how could i remove that writing thing ???

#3 How could i change that login image and position of the elements from that log-in menu ???/

Thats all folks

Thx

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1.Well, usually, the cursor is drawn by the Desktop Environment (though X does have its own cursor).

So go into the KDE Control Center, and look for the cursor section. The Control Center is the most disorganized menu I have ever seen, so good luck finding it.

Im not sure what format KDE Cursors are, but X cursors are 1bit Bitmaps, very low quality.

2. Now, im not sure how Mandrake has set up their booting. They either use GRUBs splash ability, or they use a kernel patch called BootSplash (bootsplash.org).

If they use a GRUB splash, then read the GRUB man page to find out how. If they use BootSplash, its not so easy. Read there page for info. But its pretty complicated.

3. You cant really change the position of the "Elements", because they are not elements, its one big bitmap.

But is MDM (Mandrake Display Manager), others include KDM (K Display Manager), GDM (Gnome Display Manager), XDM (X Display Manager). They all do the same thing, but look different.

Go into your /etc/rc.d/rc.4 file and change the order to whatever you want to use. Whatever is listed first is the one X will use.

Im not sure if thats the location in Mandrake, but I know its the "rc.4" file, so "locate" it if you have to.

#44215

Ok thx dude for this quick reply

I`ll try on my friend notebook

Thx

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