Also, fix committed in mutter 3.28.4 already. Just waiting for a release :)
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/commit/2ad5a39b ** Tags added: fixed-in-3.28.4 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to mutter in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1802139 Title: Typing a long password in to the polkit dialog causes the dots to overflow the input field Status in mutter package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Bug description: On Bionic when I am prompted to enter my password via polkit I can type a lot of characters in to the input field, above 24 characters the dots hiding the actual characters overflows the input field. I can reproduced this by: Logging out of snapd (snap logout) snap refresh <some snap I have installed> (note, not sudo) polkit prompt appears type > 25 chars notice the overflow To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mutter/+bug/1802139/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp