This appears to be fixed in Jaunty. ** Description changed:
Binary package hint: gksu -- [Release/package info] -- Intrepid Ibex (8.10), using gksu 2.0.0-5ubuntu3. -- [Expected operation] -- - Open, say, gedit. Enter Unicode text entry mode with [Ctrl + Shift + U]. - You will see a "u" appear. Now type the characters [2], [6], [3], [a]. - (This is the character sequence for a smiley face.) Notice that the - previous five characters are underlined. + zenity --entry - Now hit enter and your five underlined characters will be replaced with - the corresponding Unicode entity. All good! + Type [Ctrl + Shift + U] to enter Unicode entry mode, then type 263a, the + Unicode hexadecimal for the smiley face. You'll see the characters + underline one at a time. Hit enter, and all five characters "u263a" are + replaced by the smiley face. -- [Actual operation] -- - Let's try this with the administrative password dialog. Take some action - that requires sudo rights, such as going to System > Administration > - Synaptic Package Manager. Try doing the previous character sequence. - When you finish, only two of the five characters you typed will be + The expected behavior fails to happen when you're using a Gtk password + box. + + zenity --entry --hide-text + + Repeat the same steps. Instead, only two of the characters are underlined. - - This is misleading, and makes it appear as if you've typed only one of - the required characters in the four-character sequence. ** Description changed: - Binary package hint: gksu - -- [Release/package info] -- - Intrepid Ibex (8.10), using gksu 2.0.0-5ubuntu3. + Intrepid Ibex (8.10). -- [Expected operation] -- zenity --entry Type [Ctrl + Shift + U] to enter Unicode entry mode, then type 263a, the Unicode hexadecimal for the smiley face. You'll see the characters underline one at a time. Hit enter, and all five characters "u263a" are replaced by the smiley face. -- [Actual operation] -- The expected behavior fails to happen when you're using a Gtk password box. zenity --entry --hide-text Repeat the same steps. Instead, only two of the characters are underlined. ** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Sourcepackagename: gksu => gtk+2.0 Status: New => Fix Released -- Unicode entry mode displays incorrectly in gksu password dialogs https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/338727 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gtk+2.0 in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs