Re: [gtk-list] Re: password in text entry widget

[nelson-gtk crynwr com]

robert havoc pennington writes:
 > 
 > On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, matt wrote:
 > > 
 > > I'm thinking i want something "more guder" than that.  I want something
 > > the user can understand
 > > nothing showing up isn't what the user expects.
 > > 
 > > if there is a way to so this with visablity, then let me know.  
 > 
 > With visibility off you used to see nothing, but now it has stars. Gtk 1.0
 > may not though.

Apparently it's a bit controversial.  If a shoulder-surfer can see
stars, they can count the number of characters in your password.  That
eliminates a lot of passwords!  Still, I prefer to see them, and
that's how I programmed one of my own applications.

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