[SOLVED] Issues with Login Window ~ picture size

marnav1 · 05-06-2024, 07:36 AM

Running Mint 21.3 Mate/Lenovo T520. I'm experimenting with using the pictures from my pictures folder. I wanted something a little different than the standard Linux fare.
Some of the pictures seem to fit ok but the majority are blown up really big, as to be unusable. I have tried going thru the various settings on the login window with no effect. Is there a way or another place I can adjust the picture sizes for the login window/page?
Thanks ahead of time.

murugesandins · 05-08-2024, 05:53 AM

When I faced this issue few years before(2020 I guess) I followed following steps:
Press
Window I
Click Local Account at top left corner
At right pane, under Account Settings => Click Your info
At right pane, Choose a file => Browse files => Here I tried many photos after editing each time(including backup) and Viewed related images after pressing Windows L
Finally I have selected an image having 240x240 size
We can view related image using:
regedit(Administrator) => HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountPicture\Users\Each_Key => Image* values

Code using CYGWIN_NT/MINGW at windows:

Code:

$ /usr/bin/cat.exe profile_image_location.sh
#!/bin/bash.exe
if [[ "" = "$LOGNAME" ]]
then
        LOGNAME=$USERNAME
fi
if [[ 0 -eq $# ]]
then
        echo -e "\033H\033[J\033[33m$LOGNAME@127.0.0.1 \033[32m$PWD \033[0m[ $? ]\n$ profile_image_location.sh\n"
else
        echo -e "\033[H\033[J\033[33m$LOGNAME@127.0.0.1 \033[32m$PWD \033[0m[ $? ]\n$ profile_image_location.sh $@\n"
fi
echo "Each profile login image locations:"
for EachKey in $(/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/reg.exe query "HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountPicture\Users" 2>&1 |\
/usr/bin/tr -d "\r")
do
        PROFILE_FILE_NAME=$(/cygdrive/c/WINDOWS/system32/reg.exe query $EachKey 2>&1 |\
        /usr/bin/tr -d "\r" 2>&1 |\
        /usr/bin/grep -E -v "^$|HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE" 2>&1 |\
        /usr/bin/gawk.exe '{ print $NF}')
        echo "Windows r:"
        echo "$PROFILE_FILE_NAME"
done

marnav1 · 05-09-2024, 07:09 PM

Doesnt seem fixable at least not with my skill level but I'll keep searching for an answer. The great thing about Linux is 99% of the time I've discovered a solution and if not well I get to practice installation. Will mark as solved for now.

murugesandins · 05-09-2024, 08:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marnav1

Doesnt seem fixable at least not with my skill level but I'll keep searching for an answer. The great thing about Linux is 99% of the time I've discovered a solution and if not well I get to practice installation. Will mark as solved for now.

Leave my comment on my coding(cat.exe...)

Try modifying your image size.
Location of image size:
Open regedit.exe
drill down to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AccountPicture\Users
Above Users used to have sub keys
Click the available sub keys => Leave (Default) content.
If nothing available other than (Default) content click next sub key.
you can view images there.
Open mspaint before editing that image take a backup.
After that start editing that image and Press => Windows l => to view modified image format at login time.

Quote:

Will mark as solved for now

I am sharing only MY COMMENT:
a) mark the query as solved if resolved.
b) network search used to provide searchers related to current url if resolved and that will help other searchers at network of networks.