DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
Hi, Roger.
What about a DCGET ... PASSWORD SHOWLASTCHARACTER clause? Instead of this when typing "ROGER":
"*****"
this:
"****R"
should be shown if the last action was typing the "R". This is standard behaviour in most password SLEs now.
Not urgent. Just an idea. Only three or maybe ten lines in _DCXBPGT.PRG to be changed.
What about a DCGET ... PASSWORD SHOWLASTCHARACTER clause? Instead of this when typing "ROGER":
"*****"
this:
"****R"
should be shown if the last action was typing the "R". This is standard behaviour in most password SLEs now.
Not urgent. Just an idea. Only three or maybe ten lines in _DCXBPGT.PRG to be changed.
Best regards,
Tom
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Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
would be a nice addition...Tom wrote:Hi, Roger.
What about a DCGET ... PASSWORD SHOWLASTCHARACTER clause? Instead of this when typing "ROGER":
"*****"
this:
"****R"
should be shown if the last action was typing the "R". This is standard behaviour in most password SLEs now.
Not urgent. Just an idea. Only three or maybe ten lines in _DCXBPGT.PRG to be changed.
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Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
That makes a lot of sense.
It will be in the next release.
It will be in the next release.
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Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
I see a little problem coming with this. For showing filled circles instead of asterisks, a symbol font can be used for the password. Symbol fonts like Marlett don't have standard characters. I don't believe it's possible to mix two fonts in a SLE.rdonnay wrote:That makes a lot of sense.
It will be in the next release.
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Tom
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Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
Can someone explain the sense of this feature ?
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Wolfgang
Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
Hi, Wolfgang.
The user sees the last character typed. This reduces typo errors.
The user sees the last character typed. This reduces typo errors.
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Tom
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Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
if I correct understand it, Tom wants something likes this
while typing ROGER - it will step-by-step shows in DCGET next:
R
*O
**G
***E
****R
while typing ROGER - it will step-by-step shows in DCGET next:
R
*O
**G
***E
****R
Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
Actually, there can be 2 problems with this. First is the symbol problem, second is the timeout. People will complain because the last character should only show for 1 second. This requires more code and complicates things. The symbol issue could be handled if the XbpSle class supported owner drawing but I don't think it does. I'll look into this.
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Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
Yes and all people behind the typing personThe user sees the last character typed. This reduces typo errors.
Klaus
Re: DCGET ... PASSWORD suggestion
How about an audio feedback then?Yes and all people behind the typing person
"You typed R"
"You typed O"
"You typed G"
...
Hmmm. That's not such a good idea either.
We can use the Google method in the Validation code:The user sees the last character typed. This reduces typo errors.
Did you mean "hack78wing23!$" ?
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