Re: unable to enter password with osk into policykit

[Francesco Fumanti <francesco fumanti gmx net>]

Hello again,

I have already filed a bug against policykit in Ubuntu:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/policykit/+bug/209408

Should I also file a bug against gnome-policykit in GNOME, or against policykit at bugs.freedesktop.org, or even against both?



At 12:21 PM -0400 4/3/08, David Bolter wrote:
>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.

Indeed: I am only using one pointing device; and it is configured as the CorePointer (I suppose that there can only be one corepointer!?) in xorg.conf.

- Considering that there is only one pointing device connected to the computer, does it make sense to configure that pointer as a non-corepointer? Will I be able to do with that non-corepointer all the things that I can do with the corepointer?

- How can I configure the pointing device to not be the corepointer? Is it as simple as removing the keyword "CorePointer" from the corresponding InputDevice-line in xorg.conf?



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

What about adding it as a guideline (if not requirement) for an application to qualify as GNOME-ish, if it is not already done? That would at least be a starting point!?

Or are there circumstances where a pointer grab is necessary? 


Cheers,

Francesco


>Francesco Fumanti wrote:
>>Hello,
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>>I want to draw attention to the following problem, and ask what will be the best way to get it solved by somebody:
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>>Problem:
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>>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.
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>>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.
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>>Similar situation where the onscreen keyboard works:
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>>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).
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>>How to proceed?
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>>Could anybody please tell me how to proceed for the problem to get the attention of the people appropriate to provide a solution?
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>>Thanks in advance.
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>>Francesco
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>>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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