From: Juri Linkov <juri@jurta.org>
To: 12117@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#12117: read-passwd deletes prompt
Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2012 11:07:06 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87vcihuzdp.fsf@mail.jurta.org> (raw)
A new implementation of `read-passwd' allows the user to delete
characters from the minibuffer's prompt, i.e. when the user
mistypes the password and wants to retype it after clearing with
a few of DELs, typing more DEL will start removing characters
from the prompt.
This can be reproduced by visiting a GPG encrypted file that uses
`epa-passphrase-callback-function' that calls `read-passwd'.
The problem is that `find-file-noselect-1' binds `inhibit-read-only' to t
before calling `insert-file-contents':
(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
(insert-file-contents filename t))
The simplest test case to demonstrate the problem is to type DEL
after evaluating:
(let ((inhibit-read-only t))
(read-passwd "Password: "))
What is expected is: instead of deleting characters from the prompt
DEL should display the message "Text is read-only".
One solution is to let-bind `inhibit-read-only' to nil either
in `read-passwd' or in `epa-passphrase-callback-function',
or maybe in both?
next reply other threads:[~2012-08-02 8:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2012-08-02 8:07 Juri Linkov [this message]
2012-08-06 22:00 ` bug#12117: read-passwd deletes prompt Stefan Monnier
2012-08-07 0:04 ` Juri Linkov
2012-08-07 15:08 ` Stefan Monnier
2012-08-15 4:03 ` Stefan Monnier
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