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>>>   I'm trying to make the text input for the password invisible,
>>>      as it's supposed to be when you're logging on.  Tried putting a
>>>  white    box on top of it - didn't work; the input box apparently has
>>>  a higher    priority.  Then tried pushing it off screen - didn't work
>>>  either, the    box stopped at the border.  I tried reducing the box to
>>>  nothing, and then    the program won't let me input more than one
>>> character.
>>>
>>>> Another option is to chose an exotic font (dingbats), and set the user
>>>>   entry text to that font. Include it in the file when packaging.
>>>>
>>
>>
>>>> Alternatively, you might create a font with only bullets ?
>>>>
>>
>>   How about a font with only spaces, or even zero width characters? This
>>  font could be included in the file with ResEdit or Font-DA Mover and
>>  would only be available when your file was open, avoiding an
>> installation headache.
>
>
> I see two problem with exotic font solutions to this problem... 1)
> including fonts in the package bulks up the file for minimal utility; and
> 2) if you don't include the fonts, what if the person removes the font
> from the System Folder?  If a real password system relies on an exotic
> font, it will fail very quickly.
>
> Here are the instructions for changing the font's color to match the
> background color; it works in APM and might work for APW... run the
> program to the password entry point.  Pause.  Don't click on anything.
> Instead, open the Color palette.  At this point, my color palette says
> "Text".  Set the color to the same as the background.  Select Proceed.
> As you type in the password, it should blend in with the background.
>

How about using an interaction icon with the KeyPress response ( thats what
I do ) ? I have 3 KeyPress branches, one for Enter, one for BackSpace/Delete
and one for any other key (?). You can then build the password by
concatenating the keypresses until Enter is hit. If you want to display
something you can concatenate a second string with any character you like
and display that ( I use asterisks ). This is a bit more cumbersome than
a simple text interaction but it seems to work o.k.

(-: Cheers :-)

Phil Smith.
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