[Bug 1330850] [NEW] cannot enter text when started at desktop start with keychain and gpg

[James Hunt]

Public bug reported:

Attempting to run keychain from my ~/.profile results in my being
prompted (successfully) for my ssh passphrase (using /usr/lib/openssh
/gnome-ssh-askpass). However, when prompted for my gpg passphrase via
pinentry (using /usr/bin/pinentry-qt4), I am unable to enter my
passphrase as the text box disallows text input.

The work-around is to switch to using the gtk2 version of pinentry:

$ sudo apt-get install pinentry-gtk2
$ sudo update-alternatives --set pinentry /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
Package: pinentry-qt4 0.8.3-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.15.0-6.11-generic 3.15.0
Uname: Linux 3.15.0-6-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.14.3-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Tue Jun 17 08:19:46 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (66 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409)
SourcePackage: pinentry
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-05-08 (39 days ago)

** Affects: pinentry (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug utopic

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Title:
  cannot enter text when started at desktop start with keychain and gpg

Status in “pinentry” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Attempting to run keychain from my ~/.profile results in my being
  prompted (successfully) for my ssh passphrase (using /usr/lib/openssh
  /gnome-ssh-askpass). However, when prompted for my gpg passphrase via
  pinentry (using /usr/bin/pinentry-qt4), I am unable to enter my
  passphrase as the text box disallows text input.

  The work-around is to switch to using the gtk2 version of pinentry:

  $ sudo apt-get install pinentry-gtk2
  $ sudo update-alternatives --set pinentry /usr/bin/pinentry-gtk-2

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.10
  Package: pinentry-qt4 0.8.3-2ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.15.0-6.11-generic 3.15.0
  Uname: Linux 3.15.0-6-generic x86_64
  ApportVersion: 2.14.3-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: amd64
  CurrentDesktop: Unity
  Date: Tue Jun 17 08:19:46 2014
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2014-04-11 (66 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS "Trusty Tahr" - Daily amd64 (20140409)
  SourcePackage: pinentry
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to utopic on 2014-05-08 (39 days ago)

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