diff -ur kdebase-3.5.6/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp kdebase-3.5.6-kdm-alternatebackground/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp
--- kdebase-3.5.6/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp	2006-05-22 20:13:07.000000000 +0200
+++ kdebase-3.5.6-kdm-alternatebackground/kdm/kfrontend/kgapp.cpp	2007-05-11 15:26:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <qtimer.h>
 #include <qcursor.h>
 #include <qpalette.h>
+#include <qcolor.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h> // free(), exit()
 #include <unistd.h> // alarm()
@@ -145,6 +146,8 @@
 	if (!_colorScheme.isEmpty()) {
 		KSimpleConfig config( _colorScheme, true );
 		config.setGroup( "Color Scheme" );
+		flagAlternateBackground = true;
+		gAlternateBackground = config.readColorEntry( "alternateBackground" );
 		app.setPalette( app.createApplicationPalette( &config, 7 ) );
 	}
 
diff -ur kdebase-3.5.6/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.cpp kdebase-3.5.6-kdm-alternatebackground/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.cpp
--- kdebase-3.5.6/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.cpp	2006-10-01 19:32:15.000000000 +0200
+++ kdebase-3.5.6-kdm-alternatebackground/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.cpp	2007-05-11 15:26:44.000000000 +0200
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 #include <qtooltip.h>
 #include <qaccel.h>
 #include <qeventloop.h>
+#include <qcolor.h>
 
 #include <pwd.h>
 #include <grp.h>
@@ -63,12 +64,17 @@
 
 #include <X11/Xlib.h>
 
+bool flagAlternateBackground;
+QColor gAlternateBackground;
+
 class UserListView : public KListView {
   public:
 	UserListView( QWidget *parent = 0, const char *name = 0 )
 		: KListView( parent, name )
 		, cachedSizeHint( -1, 0 )
 	{
+		if (flagAlternateBackground)
+			setAlternateBackground( gAlternateBackground );
 		setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Ignored );
 		header()->hide();
 		addColumn( QString::null );
diff -ur kdebase-3.5.6/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.h kdebase-3.5.6-kdm-alternatebackground/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.h
--- kdebase-3.5.6/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.h	2005-10-10 17:04:31.000000000 +0200
+++ kdebase-3.5.6-kdm-alternatebackground/kdm/kfrontend/kgreeter.h	2007-05-11 15:25:28.000000000 +0200
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #ifndef KGREETER_H
 #define KGREETER_H
 
+#include <qcolor.h>
+
 #include "kgverify.h"
 #include "kgdialog.h"
 
@@ -42,6 +44,9 @@
 class QPopupMenu;
 class QListViewItem;
 
+extern bool flagAlternateBackground;
+extern QColor gAlternateBackground;
+
 struct SessType {
 	QString name, type;
 	bool hid;