Bug 420786

Summary: Password request window should be application-modal
Product: [Applications] Discover Reporter: Luca76 <luca76>
Component: discoverAssignee: Dan Leinir Turthra Jensen <leinir>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: wishlist CC: aleixpol, nate
Priority: NOR Keywords: usability
Version: 5.18.4   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Luca76 2020-04-30 06:59:45 UTC
Hello, I have a desire.

When using Discover and clicking on that button to update all packages, an authentication password window shows up.

There's one problem: this window is not modal. So if I mis-click somewhere for error, that window goes behind and for a normal user it's same as lost.

It would be nice to make that window modal, so mis-clicking anywhere, that window should be always in the front.
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2020-05-01 02:45:53 UTC
Makes sense to me. It's not like you can do anything else with Discover while it's open anyway.
Comment 2 Nate Graham 2020-05-01 02:48:43 UTC
Anyway I've known people to get emotional about system-modal diaogs, but not really about app-modal ones. Discover only has one window and you can't really do anything else while it's waiting for your password anyway so I don't really see any way for a non-cranky person to legitimately complain about it. :)
Comment 3 Nate Graham 2021-04-07 19:38:32 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 407592 ***
Comment 4 Nate Graham 2022-02-28 04:27:56 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 312325 ***