Simulating password entry

[Devin Asay]

Yes, I know about ask password, but I want a login dialog with more 
than one field: user name and password. User name should be in clear 
text, but the password obscured. I would love it if ask password gave 
you a multi-field option, but since it doesn't, I have to roll my own.

Actually, with some help from Chipp, Yves, Richard and others, I have a 
solution that works pretty well. I'll post it when I've thoroughly 
tested it.

Devin

On Aug 18, 2004, at 10:56 PM, J. Landman Gay wrote:

> On 8/18/04 2:25 PM, Devin Asay wrote:
>
>> All,
>> I'm writing an app that simulates a network server login on Mac OS X. 
>> I want the password field to behave just like normal password fields 
>> in OS X; i.e., bullet characters appear in place of clear text. I've 
>> sorta kinda got it working by trapping the keydown message in the 
>> password field, but it's quirky. Before I spend a lot of time on 
>> this, I thought I'd ask: Has anyone done this and would mind sharing 
>> a script?
>
> It's built in. If you want an encrypted password back:
>
>  ask password "Enter your password"
>
> If you want clear text back:
>
>  ask password clear "Enter your password"
>
> Both return the user entry in the variable "it".
>
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Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University