GNU bug report logs - #32220
27.0.50; Prefer ?* to hide passwords

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:05:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 27.0.50

Done: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> IRO.UMontreal.CA>
To: Tino Calancha <tino.calancha <at> gmail.com>
Cc: eli zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, noam postavsky <npostavs <at> gmail.com>, 32220 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#32220: 27.0.50; Prefer ?* to hide passwords
Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:06:42 -0400

> It might be argued that a hidden string is more legible when using
> ?* as the hidden character instead of ?.
> For example, the following strings have the same length:
> "......"
>
> "******"
>
> Following patch uses ?* as default character to hide passwords instead
> of ?.

No objection on my side,


        Stefan
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