Re: unable to enter password with osk into policykit

[David Bolter <dtb gnome org>]

Pointer grabs are horrible things.  We've had to work around this by 
requiring GOK users to use a non-core pointing device, which has led to 
lots of confusion over the years.

If there is going to be a lobby against pointer grabs I will gladly join.

cheers,
David

Francesco Fumanti wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I want to draw attention to the following problem, and ask what will 
> be the best way to get it solved by somebody:
>
>
> Problem:
>
> When I click on an Unlock button (for example of the Network Settings 
> capplet = network-admin), a password dialog opens and I am not able 
> to enter my administrator password with an onscreen keyboard into 
> that dialog.
>
> I suppose that this dialog gets created from policykit and the dialog 
> window is modal, because the clicks on the onscreen keyboard do not 
> work.
>
>
>
> Similar situation where the onscreen keyboard works:
>
> When I open the Synaptic Package Manager, I get the gksu-dialog to 
> enter my administratorr password. As I activated the 
> /apps/gksu/disable_grab gconf key, I am able to enter the password 
> with an onscreen keyboard (i.e.:onboard).
>
>
>
> How to proceed?
>
> Could anybody please tell me how to proceed for the problem to get 
> the attention of the people appropriate to provide a solution?
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Francesco
>
> PS: The problem is probably related to the grabbing of the pointer:
> http://gitweb.freedesktop.org/?p=users/david/PolicyKit-gnome.git;a=commit;h=37377d244ea6d3d3d46972dc9e948c3e88a4f98b
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