[Bug 421660] Re: gksu's and gksudo's modal password prompt prevents OnBoard's virtual keyboard input, causing accessibility issues

[Oliver Grawert]

** Also affects: xdiagnose (Ubuntu)
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

** Changed in: xdiagnose (Ubuntu Raring)
   Importance: Undecided => High

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Title:
  gksu's and gksudo's modal password prompt prevents OnBoard's virtual
  keyboard input, causing accessibility issues

Status in Ubuntu on the Nexus 7:
  New
Status in “gksu” package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-defaults-nexus7” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “update-notifier” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged
Status in “xdiagnose” package in Ubuntu:
  New
Status in “gksu” source package in Raring:
  Confirmed
Status in “ubuntu-defaults-nexus7” source package in Raring:
  New
Status in “update-notifier” source package in Raring:
  Triaged
Status in “xdiagnose” source package in Raring:
  New

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.

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