Re: mode-line icon for encrypted file

[Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>]

> There's a nice hack that Michael Albinus set me, originally to hide the
> icon, which, with v. slight modification can be used in a terminal:
>
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> (unless (display-graphic-p)
> (with-eval-after-load 'auth-source
>   (setcar (cdr (iconp 'read-passwd--show-password-icon)) '((text "O")))
> ;;; 'O' shows password
>   (setcar (cdr (iconp 'read-passwd--hide-password-icon)) '((text "X")))))
> ;;; 'X' hides password
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
>
> This will be useful for me because I more often than not use emacs -nw.

AFAICT this is not needed for the toggle to be available in `emacs -nw`,
but admittedly in my test the toggle is currently displayed (in my
xterm) as something I'm unable to recognize.  This said, I don't think
I'd recognize "X" or "O" is indicating that this is the place to toggle
the visibility either.


        Stefan