GNU bug report logs - #69237
30.0.50; Toggle password visibility

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus <at> gmx.de>
Cc: 69237 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#69237: 30.0.50; Toggle password visibility
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024 21:00:28 +0200

> Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:33:02 +0100
> From:  Michael Albinus via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
>  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> 
> We have `read-passwd', which reads a password in the minibuffer, hiding
> the input. However, modern password input boxes outside Emacs allow to
> show/hide the input while typing.
> 
> The appended patch tries to implement this feature. The minibuffer in
> `read-passwd' has bound TAB to a function, which toggles visibility of
> the typed input.
> 
> On graphic displays, the mode-line has an additional indicator for
> whowing/hiding the typed password. Clicking on this indicator with
> mouse-1 toggles the password visibility.
> 
> Comments?

This is the 3rd bug report about the same issue.

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