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Installer displays encrypted partition password entry in cleartext

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Message #44 received at 35540 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Ludovic Courtès <ludo <at> gnu.org>
To: "pelzflorian \(Florian Pelz\)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de>
Cc: 35540 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, Mathieu Othacehe <m.othacehe <at> gmail.com>
Subject: Re: bug#35540: Installer displays encrypted partition password entry
 in cleartext
Date: Mon, 06 May 2019 21:43:55 +0200

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"pelzflorian (Florian Pelz)" <pelzflorian <at> pelzflorian.de> skribis:

> On Mon, May 06, 2019 at 08:14:46PM +0200, pelzflorian (Florian Pelz) wrote:
>> When creating a user account, the translation for Home Directory
>> (“Persönliches Verzeichnis”) gets cut off to “Persönliches Verzeic”,
>> but I believe this is not important.
>> 
>
> This cut-off happens even on higher resolution screens.  Hmm well it
> would be nicer if the space for the Home Directory were 4 letters
> wider, but it is not all that important.

I agree.  I’ll commit the patch below, which works fine for German (at
least before the “Hide” checkbox patch).

Thanks,
Ludo’.

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diff --git a/gnu/installer/newt/user.scm b/gnu/installer/newt/user.scm
index deab056e0c..ac07d26c8b 100644
--- a/gnu/installer/newt/user.scm
+++ b/gnu/installer/newt/user.scm
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
   "Run a form to enter the user name, home directory, and password.  Use NAME,
 REAL-NAME, and HOME-DIRECTORY as the initial values in the form."
   (define (pad-label label)
-    (string-pad-right label 20))
+    (string-pad-right label 25))
 
   (let* ((label-name
           (make-label -1 -1 (pad-label (G_ "Name"))))
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ REAL-NAME, and HOME-DIRECTORY as the initial values in the form."
           (make-label -1 -1 (pad-label (G_ "Home directory"))))
          (label-password
           (make-label -1 -1 (pad-label (G_ "Password"))))
-         (entry-width 30)
+         (entry-width 35)
          (entry-name (make-entry -1 -1 entry-width
                                  #:initial-value name))
          (entry-real-name (make-entry -1 -1 entry-width

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