Subject: bug#59489: gdm: Accessibility icon missing in log in screen

From: Maxim Cournoyer <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Jan 2024 22:12:40 -0500

Hi Dariqq,

Thanks for working toward a fix for this.

Dariqq <[email-masked]> writes:

> gdm needs the "/share" subdirectory of these packages present in XDG_DATA_DIRS
> such that the accessibility settings work:
> - gnome-control-center: For the icon.
> - dconf: To be able to change settings.
> - at-spi2-core: contains accessibiltiy dbus-service.
>
> * gnu/services/xorg.scm (<gdm-configuration>)[gnome-shell-assets]: Add
> at-spi2-core, dconf, gnome-control-center.
>
> Change-Id: I71138ef52af6d440fadc43425b0fc48b186dcc40
> ---
>  gnu/services/xorg.scm | 6 +++++-
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/gnu/services/xorg.scm b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
> index 1ee15ea90c..27c8aa40c3 100644
> --- a/gnu/services/xorg.scm
> +++ b/gnu/services/xorg.scm
> @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ (define-module (gnu services xorg)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages freedesktop)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages gnustep)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages gnome)
> +  #:use-module (gnu packages gtk)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
>    #:use-module (gnu packages bash)
>    #:use-module (gnu system shadow)
> @@ -1039,7 +1040,10 @@ (define-record-type* <gdm-configuration>
>    (debug? gdm-configuration-debug? (default #f))
>    (default-user gdm-configuration-default-user (default #f))
>    (gnome-shell-assets gdm-configuration-gnome-shell-assets
> -                      (default (list adwaita-icon-theme font-abattis-cantarell)))
> +                      (default (list at-spi2-core
> +                                     dconf
> +                                     gnome-control-center
> +                                     adwaita-icon-theme font-abattis-cantarell)))

Since this is, as the name implies, intended for artwork or other
non-functional "assets", perhaps these package should be propagated by
the gdm package itself?  Would that have achieve the same?

This issue appears to have been discussed previously, although I can't
find it anymore...

-- 
Thanks,
Maxim