> >I am wanting to have an input field that echos a "*" for every letter that
> >the user types in. Is there a way that this can be done?
>
> The event loop is your friend. In your form event handler, look for
> keyDownEvent events. If they occur in your password field, copy the
> actual character to a buffer, change the character in the EventType
> structure to a bullet or asterisk, and return false for the handler.
> The default behavior for keyDown events for a text field is to enter
> the current character in the field, which you just changed.
This requires special handling of Backspace and such.
Using one of the arrow fonts might also be useful. Every undefined
character shows up as an empty square as all defined characters of
these fonts are non typeable.
Regards,
Holger Klawitter
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