Hi Kirk, I wouldn’t say it is discouraged - it is still documented in example 3 of OBJECT SET FONT: http://livedoc.4d.com/4Dv15-R5/help/Command/en/page164.html#197877 Quote: "Note: You can use the %password option with field, variable and combo box type objects."
I had to search my sent items for 14045 to see what I said; it looks like I mentioned this tip in reference to the %password font not working with ALP... http://kb.4d.com/resources/inug?msgid=GmailId1467388e3e922028 -Tim PENNER -----Original Message----- From: 4D_Tech [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kirk Brooks Sent: Friday, October 14, 2016 12:25 PM To: 4D iNug Technical Subject: Re: Any issues with %password font on MacOS and 13.6? Hi Chuck, It turns out using the password font is discouraged in favor of capturing the characters from the screen, building the password in a hidden variable, and displaying a field with just asterisks or something else. Tim Penner posted a reply a while ago about this with a link here: http://kb.4d.com/assetid=14045 ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:[email protected] **********************************************************************
