Since no one has mentioned it yet, gksu's grab can be turned off: $ gconftool-2 --set /apps/gksu/disable-grab --type boolean true
or for a little gui run $ gksu-properties and select Grab mode: disable You should then be able to type passwords with Onboard. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to gksu in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/421660 Title: gksu's and gksudo's modal password prompt prevents OnBoard's virtual keyboard input, causing accessibility issues Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: Invalid Status in Ubuntu on the Nexus 7: Confirmed Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Bug description: I'm loath to report this as a bug, since it is functioning as designed, but I can't really find a better place to submit my complaint. I'm running 9.04 Netbook Remix, and if I run a GUI application and do something requiring sudo privileges, I receive a password prompt that blocks access to any other windows on the screen. Fine and good, but because of a disability, my only means of keyboard input is the OnBoard on-screen keyboard. My only recourse for such basic tasks as installing updates and adding packages is to pull out the terminal, hope I can find the pertinent command, and sudo it so I can give my password via terminal. This rather negates the convenience of doing these things from the GUI. Naturally, the expected behavior is that I be able to use OnBoard to enter my password into the prompt. Any other user who uses an on-screen keyboard or other GUI-based application for keyboard input will be susceptible to this issue. I imagine there are a fair number. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/hundredpapercuts/+bug/421660/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
