From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#69237: 30.0.50; Toggle password visibility Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 14:21:16 +0200 Message-ID: <8634tor6f7.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87zfw0ttyp.fsf@gmx.de> Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="40952"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: 69237@debbugs.gnu.org To: Michael Albinus Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Mon Feb 19 13:21:56 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2eh-000AR4-Dr for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 13:21:55 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2eV-00046T-GJ; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:43 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2eU-00046J-J1 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:42 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:5::43]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2eS-0002UC-RM for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:42 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2en-0006dN-Si for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:22:01 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 69237 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 69237-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B69237.170834530925477 (code B ref 69237); Mon, 19 Feb 2024 12:22:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 69237) by debbugs.gnu.org; 19 Feb 2024 12:21:49 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40541 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2ea-0006cr-FN for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:48 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.92]:58512) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2eZ-0006cc-8c for 69237@debbugs.gnu.org; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:48 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1rc2e8-0002JJ-7C; Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:21:20 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From:Date: mime-version; bh=4QJQXqEM5W2HzRFe/bki9Qf0WcvjmZNTAS0OO/tyVJ0=; b=gUPB3Kx7ltr+ WhpHmjLMaPpgDJrDE4Bv8iH8Y8/AKQjQDZ8a9t9SQnjrWEHXagiU5AW5eAhiZFcLXImBG+KWrXpHQ lJ0lhIGhMaUU5I59ScqjE7F74Nj8kLmgybQ6gFrcWySaf9xNjmoF0HdKk9N+vLVsHACrz8ZqxpPG3 /K3358qmvD35/xmR4O0bazUhXjYm84gnrcpYJ7VfvV1KW4sELet4oErGWOS0Cjj9jsxjz0HIw6WX/ zMwk2iQ/F1w1S59DdJrpaUp7ZXKoRW2Rmw+on8DU0QJgbfm7tEU2FQ/08FLnwHIQNEM9yQYXEXTDc xuGh8guDNDWAnxrtb3IaYA==; In-Reply-To: <87zfw0ttyp.fsf@gmx.de> (bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org) X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:280249 Archived-At: > Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:33:02 +0100 > From: Michael Albinus via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, > the Swiss army knife of text editors" > > We have `read-passwd', which reads a password in the minibuffer, hiding > the input. However, modern password input boxes outside Emacs allow to > show/hide the input while typing. > > The appended patch tries to implement this feature. The minibuffer in > `read-passwd' has bound TAB to a function, which toggles visibility of > the typed input. > > On graphic displays, the mode-line has an additional indicator for > whowing/hiding the typed password. Clicking on this indicator with > mouse-1 toggles the password visibility. I'm not sure TAB is the best candidate for this. I think it would be better to use some non-character key, like F9 or somesuch. And another one, for keyboards without function key. Also, this needs the appropriate documentation changes. Thanks.