Thank you for filing this bug. Either I don't understand what you mean, or this has been fixed. When I run something with kdesu either from konsole or from the menu, the password dialog gains focus and I can immediately type in the password. This is on current Feisty.
** Changed in: kdebase (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Needs Info -- kdesu doesnt grab keyboard (unlike gksu) https://launchpad.net/bugs/55299 -- kubuntu-bugs mailing list kubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/kubuntu-bugs