Typing/Inserting password is impossible

[dino99]

Now that Artful use wayland, i've found that writing/inserting a password when asked by a dialog box, is impossible (seems the focus is lost, and the keyboard inactive at that time).

Examples:

- note: to get direct access to gui apps, 'xhost +si:localuser:root' is first executed into a terminal (then synaptic can be used, and other gui app should too)

- so today i've tried to run 'gtkorphan' from the menu list: nothing happened. Then i ran 'sudo gtkorphan' from the terminal, and the application was opened as expected (with an expected 'ibus' warning). Then i ran 'gksudo gtkorphan', the dialog box asked for password, but nothing could be written (focus lost).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 17.10
Package: gksu 2.0.2-9ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.12.0-12.13-generic 4.12.8
Uname: Linux 4.12.0-12-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.6-0ubuntu6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: GNOME
Date: Wed Aug 23 06:31:23 2017
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
SourcePackage: gksu
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[dino99 (9d9)]

no more relevant