Ubuntu
network-manager-applet package

Password dialog opens behind other windows

Bug #151685 reported by Andreas Schildbach
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network-manager-applet (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Undecided
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Nominated for Hardy by DaveAbrahams
Nominated for Intrepid by DaveAbrahams

Bug Description

Just installed Gutsy RC on a Dell Latitude X1, using Intel graphics.

When I tried to configure my WLAN, nm-applet opened the password dialog behind other windows (Firefox). This is very confusing, because a normal user will think that there is no reaction at all.

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Sam Peterson (peabodyenator) wrote :

I can confirm this. When I connect to my campus' secure wireless network, the WPA enterprise login window opens behind other windows. I've failed to notice it on several occasions and have been left wondering what was going on with my wireless.

Changed in network-manager-applet:
status: New → Confirmed
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Joseph Mark Jarvis (joejarvis) wrote :

I can also confirm this on Hardy Alpha 2.

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Sean Sosik-Hamor (sciri) wrote :

Confirmed...this has almost always been the case on my Gutsy and Hardy notebooks.

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DaveAbrahams (boostpro) wrote :

This happens to me regularly, even with Intrepid. Can't we get some attention on this one? It's often very confusing even for a non-normal user. nm-applet sits there spinning as though it's trying to connect when it's really waiting for me to confirm this hidden password dialog with -- get this -- a network that's already in my list and the password already filled out. Why does it bother with the dialog at all in that case?

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Alexander Sack (asac) wrote :

is this still an issue in intrepid/jaunty? If so, does the bheaviour change when enabling/disabling desktop effects (aka compiz)?

Changed in network-manager-applet:
status: Confirmed → Incomplete
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Neil Perry (nperry) wrote :

This bug is still marked as Incomplete so we are now going to close this bug report. Please upgrade to the latest release Karmic 9.10 - If this bug is still reproducible please reopen the bug by setting the status to New. Thanks

Changed in network-manager-applet (Ubuntu):
status: Incomplete → Invalid
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