"A KDM theme for my Eee PC
Partly because of the hardware limitations of the Eee PC, and
because it will generally only be used by me, I want to keep my
design simple. I don't want a visual user list, because
there’s no point: if anyone but me logs in, they should just
type. As with my other client systems, the computer will be named
after a fictional character, and so I will design the theme around
that character. Unlike most, this character is one I can freely
publish the artwork for, because it was one of the characters we
designed for the unfinished Light Princess adventure game, and is
thus under a free license (albeit a slightly weird one: the Design
Science License. There is a long story behind that). This is partly
to encourage me to think about finishing the game, but that's
another story entirely.
"Creating the artwork
The best way to start is to draw the artwork. I used Inkscape for
this, making only a few minor tweaks to the exported bitmaps in
Gimp. You should keep in mind some of the features of KDM in doing
your own design, especially:
"Username text entry (and label)
Password text entry (and label)
User list (may include avatars)
Login button
Additional buttons for: System, Session, Language, and
Disconnect
Host welcome message
Caps-lock warning message
Delayed login notification message"
