Feature #5917

tails-greeter password field : Warn when caps-lock is ON

Added by Tails 2013-07-18 07:48:07 . Updated 2020-04-15 06:05:16 .

Status:
Resolved
Priority:
High
Assignee:
Category:
Target version:
Start date:
Due date:
% Done:

100%

Feature Branch:
Type of work:
Code
Blueprint:

Starter:
0
Affected tool:
Welcome Screen
Deliverable for:

Description

The password field when activating the persistence and when setting the root password should give a warning when Caps Lock is ON.

This warning could be the same as used when unlocking an encrypted device.

Subtasks

History

#1 Updated by intrigeri 2013-07-19 08:40:24

  • Category set to 165

#2 Updated by intrigeri 2013-07-19 09:04:31

  • Starter set to Yes

#3 Updated by intrigeri 2014-01-04 02:04:22

  • % Done changed from 0 to 10

A preliminary patch was posted on the “[Tails-dev] Fix to Feature #5917 tails-greeter password field : Warn when caps-lock in ON” thread. Problems with it are discussed there:

https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004024.html

#4 Updated by kurono 2014-04-24 20:08:16

  • Status changed from Confirmed to In Progress
  • Assignee set to kurono

#5 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-09 10:15:26

  • Subject changed from tails-greeter password field : Warn when caps-lock in ON to Tails-greeter password field : Warn when caps-lock in ON

#6 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-09 13:50:47

  • Subject changed from Tails-greeter password field : Warn when caps-lock in ON to tails-greeter password field : Warn when caps-lock is ON

#7 Updated by BitingBird 2014-06-21 14:31:07

  • related to Feature #5594: tails-greeter: better administration password UI added

#8 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-16 17:33:49

  • related to deleted (Feature #5594: tails-greeter: better administration password UI)

#9 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-16 17:34:15

  • QA Check set to Dev Needed

#10 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-16 17:35:36

  • Priority changed from Elevated to High
  • Parent task set to Feature #5464

#11 Updated by intrigeri 2015-01-16 17:35:55

  • related to Feature #5594: tails-greeter: better administration password UI added

#12 Updated by BitingBird 2015-04-10 14:39:14

Any news on this? The priority is elevated, and it’s in progress since a year but doesn’t have a target version…

#13 Updated by kurono 2015-12-07 08:21:28

  • Assignee changed from kurono to alant
  • Starter changed from Yes to No

Beyond what I have already done in:
https://mailman.boum.org/pipermail/tails-dev/2013-November/004024.html,
I don’t have a clue. Somebody with more experience with GTK? Alant?

#14 Updated by alant 2016-08-19 05:21:19

#15 Updated by alant 2016-08-20 05:20:58

  • Status changed from In Progress to Resolved
  • Assignee deleted (alant)
  • % Done changed from 10 to 100
  • QA Check changed from Dev Needed to Pass

#16 Updated by alant 2016-12-23 17:54:02

  • related to deleted (Feature #5594: tails-greeter: better administration password UI)

#17 Updated by intrigeri 2020-04-15 06:05:16

  • Affected tool changed from Greeter to Welcome Screen