Re: How to disable pasting text in an entry.

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Anil <anil gdit iiit net> writes:
> 
> 	I have implemented an entry which functions like a password entry
> (MS Windows type) ie when the user types in anything the masking character
> '*' appears. But when the user pastes the text through mouse middle click, 
> "key_press_event" is not triggered. So the text appears intact. How can i 
> disable this? Disable the mouse event entirely or hide the text and show 
> the masking character.
> 

GtkEntry already supports password mode, and will handle the paste
case correctly. gtk_entry_set_visibility(), gtk_entry_set_invisible_char().

Havoc