From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Whitfield Diffie Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Line editing in read-passwd Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:55:20 -0700 Message-ID: NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Trace: dough.gmane.org 1279050959 8575 80.91.229.12 (13 Jul 2010 19:55:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:55:59 +0000 (UTC) To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Jul 13 21:55:57 2010 Return-path: Envelope-to: geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OYla5-0001av-G0 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 21:55:55 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:60832 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OYla3-0002er-35 for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:55:51 -0400 Original-Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=33260 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1OYlZe-0002dc-Kj for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:55:27 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OYlZd-0005rM-B5 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:55:26 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-gy0-f169.google.com ([209.85.160.169]:48133) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1OYlZd-0005r8-64 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:55:25 -0400 Original-Received: by gyf1 with SMTP id 1so4357935gyf.0 for ; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:55:24 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:received:date:message-id :subject:from:to:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; bh=ymH04Qdoabb6Hb8B4c/tkdDtpo3iHAxHLygAXpW1haY=; b=EPWcaUHbxNClEiSmbtvfcpNJBXKOQF/K+hY4FRyDos88QYZPq8ngOf4PhPlBUAN32Y 6B2/V3zYTekBxT9AgK+HeFnydSWWjAaoQYDHCQYEmXSh0p6z9yapuWO5TFK1wODa4KoC atuB287PPd0pqKApW0ozEjfxnWS/7RO/w+9LU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; b=Wj3DRx6ClZSy6TUg8BR2mxaV1vBHdGSctpY1TzRPF9PJ6imJ0gMBceg5hDkKSbJ5Ic BhmmrYGuC9eRUhiS4mtOGI7554M9EYeIj2TdNxaWgqJqS3Hs5MR8pjBoi7EqL/iSSdMg Ztty//Or+7Jyw7YO/JDT2sbYItM0UWLiSZ5Js= Original-Received: by 10.90.120.7 with SMTP id s7mr6673436agc.56.1279050920784; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:55:20 -0700 (PDT) Original-Received: by 10.231.187.169 with HTTP; Tue, 13 Jul 2010 12:55:20 -0700 (PDT) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.6 (newer, 2) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:74187 Archived-At: =A0 =A0If I type (read-string "Prompt: ") I can line edit the typein with , , , etc. =A0If I type (read-passwd "Prompt: ") the only characters that are no merely absorbed into the string are and either of the delete-backwards characters. =A0Does anyone know how to get the cursor to come out in the right place as I back up down the row of dots that read-passwd echoes? =A0 =A0 I realize it is not obvious what use this would be. =A0Don't trust me; I have something up my sleeve. =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Many thanks, =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Whit