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Article #31210Re> Telnet and invisible fonts
From: Tom Mornini
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 15:57
Date: Thu, 26 May 1994 15:57
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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. > > Help! Please send e-mail responses to krhee@ux4.cso.uiuc.edu. > Thanks in advance. >> 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.
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