Re: GtkEntry memory vtable (to use non-pageable memory for passwords)

[Sven Neumann <sven gimp org>]

Hi,

On Sun, 2009-03-01 at 14:47 -0500, Matthias Clasen wrote:

> Some of the recently added new features are specifically for password
> entries, like the caps lock
> warning.

Great, so if we had a GtkPasswordEntry, these features would not have to
live in GtkEntry. That's even better.

>  A password entry looks just like a regular entry, and people
> expect to be able to use the features they know from other entries. I
> really don't think using a 'dumbed down' GtkEntry for passwords is the
> way forward (which is what started this discussion in the first
> place...). Finally, it seems a bit silly to use a memory locked entry
> for your keyring password, when all the other passwords you enter
> (login screen, lock dialog, your online banking website) don't.

Why couldn't all password entries use the GtkPasswordEntry eventually?


Sven