Remove password requirement at app startup

[Michael Zanetti]

Working on unity8 desktop, it is very annoying that the terminal app requires entering the password all the time. Please remove that, or at least provide an option to turn that off.

[Sergi Quiles Pérez (sergiqp)]

When you type the password using a keyboard on the screen is showed every character you type. If anybody is looking the screen he/she can know your password.

I don't know if I have to file a new bug because if this one is solved it will have no sense.

[Michael Zanetti (mzanetti)]

The "password characters are shown" issue is still valid, that's an issue in our QPA... not sure what the solution should be as that is something one would expect for touch/OSK, while it's obviously very odd with keyboard usage... I don't think Qt can currently differentiate this. Anyhow... the fact that the Terminal shows the password prompt is still very annoying. Besides, one can just press ESCAPE on the box and still get access to the terminal, also it also has a focusing issue after the password prompt is closed...

[Sergi Quiles Pérez (sergiqp)]

> that is something one would expect for touch/OSK

Why? You can use touch/OSK when your device is connected to an external screen and don't want they to know your password.

> just press ESCAPE on the box and still get access to the terminal

Thanks for the tip. I did never try it and it works. :) Althought pressing 'Cancel' the terminal is closed instead.

[Cesar Herrera (chg1)]

If there is someone, he also can see the keys you push.
Cheers,
Cesar

El jueves, 30 de marzo de 2017 15:50:13 (CEST), Michael Zanetti
<email address hidden> escribió:
> The "password characters are shown" issue is still valid, that's an
> issue in our QPA... not sure what the solution should be as that is
> something one would expect for touch/OSK, while it's obviously very odd
> with keyboard usage... I don't think Qt can currently differentiate
> this. Anyhow... the fact that the Terminal shows the password prompt is
> still very annoying. Besides, one can just press ESCAPE on the box and
> still get access to the terminal, also it also has a focusing issue
> after the password prompt is closed...
>

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Enviado con Dekko desde mi dispositivo Ubuntu

[Sergi Quiles Pérez (sergiqp)]

@chg1 If your audience is in front of you (a class, for example) and the screen is behind, they won't see the keys you push but they can see the characters on the screen.