Logons-Aren't they popular anymore?
Were they ever?
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 by MouseGoddess | Discussion: Community
I don't see a lot of logon activity these days. Are they a fading thing?
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Reply #22 Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:52 PM
C R R R A A A A A C K K!!!
Ooops......who put the jello on the floor.
Reply #23 Thursday, August 23, 2012 4:15 PM
I use it, but most times I just use a wallpaper or image I already have in my wallpaper folder.
Reply #24 Thursday, August 23, 2012 4:52 PM
+1 I usually use they same image as the wall applied. The transition from logon screen to desktop is much smoother.
Reply #25 Friday, August 24, 2012 1:37 AM
O.K., so I guess I'll just stop making them then.....the one I uploaded last night wasn't made public anyway.....I can take up knitting now. 
Reply #27 Friday, August 24, 2012 12:17 PM
Quoting MouseGoddess, reply 25I can take up knitting now.
You 'could' knit a logon screen ...
That sounds like a yarn to me. 
Reply #28 Friday, August 24, 2012 8:18 PM
Quoting Jafo, reply 26
Quoting MouseGoddess, reply 25I can take up knitting now.
You 'could' knit a logon screen ...
That sounds like a yarn to me.
I'll bet if you pulled some strings you could come up with something creative that actually looked like a logon instead of a re-purposed desktop wallpaper. I've not seen anyone do that.
Although, I would be a bit careful when using the term "knitting" in the same forum as RND. We know that yarn is often made from the wool of sheep. I don't think RND likes it when his companions are left with that sort of hairstyle.
Reply #29 Friday, August 24, 2012 10:12 PM
Nah, he likes something to grab hold of.... though I heard he's just learned it's a better idea to stick their back leg in his gum boots.
Reply #30 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:08 AM
I'll bet if you pulled some strings you could come up with something creative that actually looked like a logon instead of a re-purposed desktop wallpaper. I've not seen anyone do that.
Please browse my gallery and let me know if I ever even came close! 
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Reply #31 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 12:37 AM
In reality...none. They are all a selection of images which mostly suit as wallpapers [backgrounds to a desktop], not images specific to an OS/Computer logon screen.
When logons included skin components for the Users panel etc. [pre Vista] they were 'genuine' skins, not a single wall image applied behind whatever default OS logon panel/details.
They are now [in Vista and 7] frustratingly 'simple' one-image backgrounds.
An idea 'might' be to create a background that has graphics/details pointing to the user logon 'bits' applied by the OS. The issue there is they'd be specific to however many users were listed/shown.
In 'simplistic' terms a Logon 'could' have some dopey message saying "You are logging on to Win7 64" - whatever.
What Snowman's saying is that the post-XP logons really are nothing more than a wallpaper [if that] ...
Reply #32 Tuesday, August 28, 2012 3:41 AM
even during XP most Logonstudio skins were just "Wallpapers" though.
so i guess Stardock thought that would be "good enough".
the logon in Windows 7 can still be completey customized. images, layout ... it's all there in authui.dll
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Reply #21 Thursday, August 23, 2012 2:50 PM
My 45 secs is a reboot from a running desktop back to a running desktop. I haven't actually timed a cold boot. I must risk throwing my back out and time one.