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Password field

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Jayson Phelp #1 / 8	Password field Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person is typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the screen instead of the actual password?
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 04:05:22 GMT

John Weinshe #2 / 8	Password field Try formatting the field with an illegible font like Symbols or Windings. -- John Weinshel Datagrace Associate Member, Filemaker Solutions Alliance Vashon Island, WA (206) 463-1634 Quote: > Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person is > typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the > screen instead of the actual password?
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 04:10:12 GMT

Tim Morriso #3 / 8	Password field Set the field to use a font that is a "garbage font" like wingdings or set the text color the same as the field color. Tim Morrison Waterloo Tent & Tarp, Inc. Quote: > Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person is > typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the > screen instead of the actual password?
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 04:18:32 GMT

Bridget El #4 / 8	Password field There is a password font that consists of only bullets, but it must be installed on every machine to work. Same goes for Symbols or Windings. If the font is unavailable, filemaker will make substitutions which may be just regular fonts. Another thing to consider: you just have to change the font to read the password so make sure the password layout is inaccessible except via opening script, that the script clears the field before it appears on screen, and that users are instructed never to leave the computer unattended while the password layout is on screen. -- Bridget Eley Quote: > Try formatting the field with an illegible font like Symbols or Windings. > -- > John Weinshel > Datagrace > Associate Member, Filemaker Solutions Alliance > Vashon Island, WA > (206) 463-1634 > > Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person > is > > typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the > > screen instead of the actual password?
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 04:46:01 GMT

John Weinshe #5 / 8	Password field Good points, Bridget. Only way around those points I can think of is to enter the password during a script, which would be likely in any event, into a global field formatted as described, with either an illegible font, and/or the color set to the background color (making entry even more difficult). Once the string is tested successfully against the stored password, the field can be re-set to "". But it sure would be nice to have the asterisks, as in HTML or in VB. John Quote: > There is a password font that consists of only bullets, but it must be > installed on every machine to work. Same goes for Symbols or Windings. > If the font is unavailable, filemaker will make substitutions which may be > just regular fonts. > Another thing to consider: you just have to change the font to read the > password so make sure the password layout is inaccessible except via > opening script, that the script clears the field before it appears on > screen, and that users are instructed never to leave the computer > unattended while the password layout is on screen. > -- > Bridget Eley > > Try formatting the field with an illegible font like Symbols or Windings. > > -- > > John Weinshel > > Datagrace > > Associate Member, Filemaker Solutions Alliance > > Vashon Island, WA > > (206) 463-1634 > > > Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person > > is > > > typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the > > > screen instead of the actual password?
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 05:50:31 GMT

Lou Les #6 / 8	Password field Try setting the text color of the password field to the same color as the background, your users will type but nothing will appear. I know its not as desirable as having bullets, but its not bad. You can also get a a dialog plugin from http://www.troi.com/ - that has a password, bullet type dialog. louis Quote: >Set the field to use a font that is a "garbage font" like wingdings or set >the text color the same as the field color. >Tim Morrison >Waterloo Tent & Tarp, Inc. >> Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person >is >> typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the >> screen instead of the actual password?
Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:28:12 GMT

Neil Jense #7 / 8	Password field I have made a bullet font if you are interested Neil Jensen \| Try setting the text color of the password field to the same color as \| the background, your users will type but nothing will appear. I know \| its not as desirable as having bullets, but its not bad. You can also \| get a a dialog plugin from http://www.troi.com/ - that has a password, \| bullet type dialog. \| \| louis \| \| >Set the field to use a font that is a "garbage font" like wingdings or set \| >the text color the same as the field color. \| > \| >Tim Morrison \| >Waterloo Tent & Tarp, Inc. \| > \| > \| > \| > \| >> Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a person \| >is \| >> typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on the \| >> screen instead of the actual password? \| >> \| >> \| >> \| > \| >
Thu, 21 Aug 2003 00:17:24 GMT

Jayson Phelp #8 / 8	Password field I would love to get a copy of it. Quote: > I have made a bullet font if you are interested > Neil Jensen > \| Try setting the text color of the password field to the same color as > \| the background, your users will type but nothing will appear. I know > \| its not as desirable as having bullets, but its not bad. You can also > \| get a a dialog plugin from http://www.troi.com/ - that has a password, > \| bullet type dialog. > \| > \| louis > \| > \| >Set the field to use a font that is a "garbage font" like wingdings or > set > \| >the text color the same as the field color. > \| > > \| >Tim Morrison > \| >Waterloo Tent & Tarp, Inc. > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| > > \| >> Is there some way that I can set up my password field so that as a > person > \| >is > \| >> typing their password, it is showing stars or something like that on > the > \| >> screen instead of the actual password? > \| >> > \| >> > \| >> > \| > > \| >
Fri, 22 Aug 2003 02:38:01 GMT

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