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30.1; icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback pinentry mode when using encypted authinfo

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: joaotavora <at> gmail.com
Cc: 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, olivermead <at> olivermead.xyz
Subject: bug#78310: 30.1; icomplete-mode interferes with epg's loopback pinentry mode when using encypted authinfo
Date: Sat, 24 May 2025 11:55:35 +0300

Ping!  João, any comments?

> Cc: 78310 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Sat, 10 May 2025 13:49:06 +0300
> From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
> 
> > Date: Wed, 07 May 2025 23:15:56 +0100
> > From:  "Oliver J. Mead" via "Bug reports for GNU Emacs,
> >  the Swiss army knife of text editors" <bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org>
> > 
> > 
> > ~/.authinfo.gpg exists, and corresponding keys exist with gnupg to
> > decrypt it, the relevant private key does have a password.
> > 
> > start emacs with 'emacs -Q', execute:
> > ```
> > (set 'epg-pinentry-mode 'loopback)
> > (icomplete-mode 1)
> > ```
> > Type 'C-x C-f /ssh:'.
> > In the minibuffer appears the prompt 'Password for [GPG KEY]: '.
> > 
> > At this point the expected behaviour is for this epg prompt to accept
> > the user's password input, decrypt the authinfo file and carry on with
> > the TRAMP path entry.
> > 
> > Attempting to input the password results in:
> > - Each character entered switches the minibuffer between displaying the
> >   epg prompt and displaying the 'find-file' prompt.
> > - Each character entered when the 'find-file' prompt is visible is added
> >   to that prompt's input.
> > - No characters appear to be added to the epg prompt - no '*'s appear
> >   before the cursor.
> > For example, if the user types '1234567890abcdefg' then the 'find-file'
> > prompt will be displayed, with the text '~//ssh:24680bdf'
> > entered. That's every other character of a password in plain text on the
> > screen and nothing useful going on. 
> > 
> > I have found a work-around for this issue:
> > Type any character into the epg prompt when it appears (this character
> > will neither end up in the epg prompt nor the 'find-file' prompt), then TAB when
> > the 'find-file' prompt returns. The epg prompt reappears and the
> > password can be typed as normal from this point. 
> 
> João, any comments or suggestions?
> 
> 
> 
> 

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