Description of problem: When evolution prompts for a password no other part of the Gnome desktop is accessible. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): Installed Packages evolution.x86_64 3.8.1-1.fc19 @fedora evolution-data-server.x86_64 3.8.1-1.fc19 @fedora evolution-ews.x86_64 3.8.0-1.fc19 @anaconda evolution-help.noarch 3.8.1-1.fc19 @ How reproducible: Consistent Steps to Reproduce: 1. Configure a new POP account 2. Click Send/Receive 3. Try to click anywhere else on the display Actual results: The display is dimmed, the password prompt is presented, and no GUI controls will respond. Expected results: The rest of the desktop should be available. Additional info:
Thanks for a bug report. Since evolution 3.6.0 (Fedora 17) the password prompt is done through gcr (it's package name), which makes password prompts system modal under gnome-shell. Thus it's not a bug as such, unless I misunderstood your claim. Can you still enter the password and continue within the password prompt?
I can enter the password, but if I get it wrong there seems to be a lengthy (30 to 45 seconds) time-out period, at least for POP3 accounts, when nothing works. Why is this particular password prompt "system modal"?
Thanks for the update. I guess the delay is caused by the server, probably to avoid too often incorrect password attach or such, who knows. I also do not know why gcr developers decided to create the password prompt as a system modal dialog in gnome-shell environment, probably to let a user know about the password prompt and to force him/her to pay attention to it. The other thing is that evolution keeps the password prompt opened until it's verified that the password works properly, which for you takes quite long to realize the password doesn't work. There is filled a bug report for this, at [1]. I'd move there, because it's not Fedora specific. [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=698964
But would it be possible to not use a system modal dialog. The, admitedly rather sketchy, documentation of gcr seems to have both a system modal and normal prompt (https://developer.gnome.org/gcr/3.10/)
(In reply to Milan Crha from comment #3) > I also do not know why gcr developers decided to create the password prompt > as a system modal dialog in gnome-shell environment I want to apologize, this is inaccurate, the decision wasn't made by gcr developers, it's gnome-shell's "feature" to provide system modal password prompts. The module is named 'keyring', and it resides at '/usr/share/gnome-shell/js/ui/components/keyring.js'. See [1] for more detailed information. [1] https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=688434#c33
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