simple modal questions

[Doug Lerner]

On 1/14/04 12:37 AM, "Wouter" <wouter.abraham at pi.be> wrote:

> 
> On 13 Jan 2004, at 10:12, use-revolution-request at lists.runrev.com wrote:
> 
>> Message: 10
>> Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 08:32:58 +0100
>> From: Yves COPPE <yvescoppe at skynet.be>
>> Subject: Re: simple modal questions
>> To: How to use Revolution <use-revolution at lists.runrev.com>
>> Message-ID: <B60C9434-459A-11D8-BCAB-003065E14B04 at skynet.be>
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>> 
>> Le 13 janv. 04, à 07:50, Dar Scott a écrit :
>> 
>>> 
>>> On Monday, January 12, 2004, at 07:58 PM, Doug Lerner wrote:
>>> 
>>>> (2) How do you make a text field into a "password" field (asterisked
>>>> out)?
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> here is a sample :
>> 
>> suppose you have a fld named "pass"
>> 
>> here is the script of the fld :
>> 
>> local thisPassword
>> on returninfield
>>    get thisPassword
>>    if it is <whateveryouwant> then
>>      ##do your stuff
>>    else
>>      answer "Tentative illégale !"
>>     close this stack
>>    end if
>> end returninfield
>> 
>> on enterinfield
>>    returninfield
>> end enterinfield
>> 
>> on keydown whichKey
>>     put whichKey after thisPassword
>>    put "*" after field "pass"
>> end keyDown
>> 
>> on backspaceKey
>>    put empty into field "pass"
>>    put "" into thisPassword
>> end backspaceKey
>> 
>> on deleteKey
>>    put empty into field "pass"
>>    put "" into thisPassword
>> end deleteKey
>> 
>> 
>> Hope this helps.
>> 
>> 
>> Greetings.
>> 
>> Yves COPPE
>> yvescoppe at skynet.be
>> 
>> 
> 
> 
> 
> What about the :
>  <  ask password clear > command?
> 
> Try this in a button:
> 
> on mouseUp
>  ask password clear  "Enter your password"
>  put it
> end mouseUp
> 
> Greetings,
>

But that requires you to get the password in a separate dialog, right?

doug