Since you only get a copy of the event in OS5, you must post a new event to the queue, and return handled = true for the current character.
Note that this topic has been covered. Search the forum. There are issues with paste, etc. Matt ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: palm-dev-forum To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 5:31 AM Subject: Can't change KeyDownEvent char in OS 5 for password mask > I currently intercept the keyDownEvent on password fields and change what > the user typed to an asterisk. This allows me to mask what the user types. > I did this by setting > > pEvent->data.keyDown.chr = '*' > > after saving what they really typed. This no longer works in OS 5. It > seems to ignore the changes I make to this field. Is there another way to > do this now? > > Kevin > > > > -- > For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/ > > -- For information on using the Palm Developer Forums, or to unsubscribe, please see http://www.palmos.com/dev/support/forums/
