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

[Andrew Pimlott <pimlott MATH HARVARD EDU>]

On Sat, 27 Jun 1998, matt wrote:

> if there is a way to so this with visablity, then let me know.  
> otherwise i am going to see if i can't hack up the entry to
> do this for me. maybe make it so the programer can do something like:
> gtk_entry_make_passwd(GTK_ENTRY(entry)); 
> 
> then everythin to the programer is the same as using an entry.  sound
> like a good idea?

Keep in mind that disabling "cut to clipboard" is a good idea for password
entries.  I'm sure X has additional features for the paranoid (eg,
whatever xterm does when it secures the keyboard), so a standard "secure
entry" widget would be very useful. 

Andrew