[Bug 946171] Re: Authentication dialog window loses focus easily - Ubuntu 12.04

[Marc Deslauriers]

Uploaded to precise-proposed, and subscribed SRU team for processing.

** Description changed:

- This is a fresh install of Precise from the beta1 alternate CD, but the
- problem has been occurring in earlier versions. I originally installed
- Oneiric and upgraded before the alpha 1 release.
+ [SRU Request]
+ 
+ [Impact]
+ The policykit authentication dialog sometimes comes up unfocused, which causes users to type in their password into other applications.
+ 
+ [Test Case]
+ 1- Install Precise
+ 2- Log into Unity2d (not 3d, is visible with metacity)
+ 3- Install Synaptic
+ 4- Open Synaptic, authenticate, right lick on launcher to keep synaptic icon there
+ 5- Click on Synaptic icon in launcher and see if policykit authentication dialog comes up unfocused. May take a few tries.
+ 
+ [Regression potential]
+ A regression in this code would most likely prevent the authentication window from showing up at all, which would be easy to spot and fix.
+ 
+ 
+ This is a fresh install of Precise from the beta1 alternate CD, but the problem has been occurring in earlier versions. I originally installed Oneiric and upgraded before the alpha 1 release.
  
  When using an application that needs administrative access, I notice
  that the password dialog box loses focus easily, and I can end up typing
  the password in places where it's easily visible. Examples are a
  nautilus search area, terminal window or draft email.
  
  Mostly I'm using Gnome fallback, though I've observed the same behaviour
  in Unity 2D as well. I'm still not clear what is causing the loss of
  focus. Sometimes it's because I've clicked on something else, but not
  always. Nor does the dialog always lose focus.
  
  An authentication box called by explicitly typing "gksu" doesn't lose
  focus. The screen dims as well, which is not happening with the other
  dialogs.
  
  I'm not sure what the proper package to report against is, so feel free
  to move to wherever it's appropriate.
  
  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic-pae 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Mar  4 21:41:22 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  ProcEnviron:
-  LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
-  TERM=xterm
-  PATH=(custom, no user)
-  LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
-  SHELL=/bin/bash
+  LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
+  TERM=xterm
+  PATH=(custom, no user)
+  LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
+  SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: metacity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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Title:
  Authentication dialog window loses focus easily - Ubuntu 12.04

Status in policykit-gnome:
  New
Status in “policykit-gnome” package in Ubuntu:
  Fix Committed
Status in “policykit-gnome” source package in Precise:
  Confirmed
Status in “policykit-gnome” source package in Quantal:
  Fix Committed

Bug description:
  [SRU Request]

  [Impact]
  The policykit authentication dialog sometimes comes up unfocused, which causes users to type in their password into other applications.

  [Test Case]
  1- Install Precise
  2- Log into Unity2d (not 3d, is visible with metacity)
  3- Install Synaptic
  4- Open Synaptic, authenticate, right lick on launcher to keep synaptic icon there
  5- Click on Synaptic icon in launcher and see if policykit authentication dialog comes up unfocused. May take a few tries.

  [Regression potential]
  A regression in this code would most likely prevent the authentication window from showing up at all, which would be easy to spot and fix.

  
  This is a fresh install of Precise from the beta1 alternate CD, but the problem has been occurring in earlier versions. I originally installed Oneiric and upgraded before the alpha 1 release.

  When using an application that needs administrative access, I notice
  that the password dialog box loses focus easily, and I can end up
  typing the password in places where it's easily visible. Examples are
  a nautilus search area, terminal window or draft email.

  Mostly I'm using Gnome fallback, though I've observed the same
  behaviour in Unity 2D as well. I'm still not clear what is causing the
  loss of focus. Sometimes it's because I've clicked on something else,
  but not always. Nor does the dialog always lose focus.

  An authentication box called by explicitly typing "gksu" doesn't lose
  focus. The screen dims as well, which is not happening with the other
  dialogs.

  I'm not sure what the proper package to report against is, so feel
  free to move to wherever it's appropriate.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: metacity 1:2.34.1-1ubuntu7
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-17.27-generic-pae 3.2.6
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-17-generic-pae i686
  ApportVersion: 1.94-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Mar  4 21:41:22 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Beta i386 (20120301)
  ProcEnviron:
   LANGUAGE=en_NZ:en
   TERM=xterm
   PATH=(custom, no user)
   LANG=en_NZ.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: metacity
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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