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.
Since no one has mentioned it yet, gksu's grab can be turned off: disable- grab --type boolean true
$ gconftool-2 --set /apps/gksu/
or for a little gui run
$ gksu-properties
and select Grab mode: disable
You should then be able to type passwords with Onboard.