--- /dev/null
+--- startkde 2002-08-07 19:55:10.000000000 +0300
++++ startkde 2002-09-30 15:38:37.000000000 +0300
+@@ -1,8 +1,21 @@
+-#!/bin/sh
++#!/bin/sh --login
+ #
+-# DEFAULT KDE STARTUP SCRIPT ( KDE-3.0.4 )
++# GENTOO CUSTOMIZED KDE STARTUP SCRIPT ( KDE-3.0.4 )
+ #
+
++# Gentoo part:
++export PATH="_KDEDIR_/bin:${PATH}"
++export KDEDIR="_KDEDIR_"
++export KDEDIRS="_KDEDIR_:/usr" # do NOT include env.d's $KDEDIRS
++
++cd ~
++[ -d .kde ] && mv .kde .kde.backup
++[ -e .kde3 ] || mkdir .kde3
++ln -sf .kde3 .kde
++export KDEHOME="${HOME}/.kde3"
++
++# Gentoo part ends
++
+ # Boot sequence:
+ #
+ # kdeinit is used to fork off processes which improves memory usage
+@@ -25,12 +38,12 @@
+ # especially necessary on slow machines, where starting KDE takes one or two
+ # minutes until anything appears on the screen.
+ #
+-# Set the background to plain grey.
++# Set the background to cyan (Gentoo version change).
+ # The standard X background is nasty, causing moire effects and exploding
+ # people's heads. We use colours from the standard KDE palette for those with
+ # palettised displays.
+
+-test "$XDM_MANAGED" || bkg="-solid #C0C0C0"
++test "$XDM_MANAGED" || bkg="-solid #5477A0"
+ xsetroot -cursor_name left_ptr $bkg
+
+ # The user's personal KDE directory is usually ~/.kde, but this setting
+@@ -131,7 +144,12 @@
+ fi
+
+ # the splashscreen and progress indicator
+-ksplash
++# Gentoo addition: run $KSPLASH if set, otherwise just the default 'ksplash'
++if [ -n "$KSPLASH" ]; then
++ $KSPLASH
++else
++ ksplash
++fi
+
+ # We set LD_BIND_NOW to increase the efficiency of kdeinit.
+ # kdeinit unsets this variable before loading applications.