Bug 803646- Password is visible on gnome-terminal

[Niels de Vos]

On 03/16/2012 11:21 AM, Anish Patil wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> The description of the bug says " With English-typing-booster enabled on gnome-terminal, while using su- command, password appears in the text".
> English typing booster is IBUS-IME for english language.
>
> Any thoughts or comments regrading solution will be appreciated.

I've left the note below on the BZ.

Hope it helps,
Niels


english-typing-booster should probably check the flags of the tty.

For example:

1) write something on the terminal
$ echo hello world

2) disable echo'ing
$ stty -echo

3) write something again
$ echo hello world

4) enable echo'ing
$ stty echo

5) write something again
$ echo hello world

My terminal shows (including input):
[ndevos at ndevos-laptop ~]$ echo hello world
hello world
[ndevos at ndevos-laptop ~]$ stty -echo
[ndevos at ndevos-laptop ~]$ hello world
[ndevos at ndevos-laptop ~]$ [ndevos at ndevos-laptop ~]$ echo hello world
hello world
[ndevos at ndevos-laptop ~]$

I am not sure if gnome-terminal offers a way to check the flags in a 
terminal, but you will probably want to have this functionality for any 
terminal emulator.