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  1. Qt
  2. QTBUG-24304

Qt LineEdit incorrectly truncates "Password" dialog elements when entered with a KDE Custom Shortcut ...

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    • Bug
    • Resolution: Incomplete
    • P2: Important
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    • 4.8.0
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    • opensuse 12.1/64

    Description

      ... this is a common method used by those with accessibility requirements for entering long/complex passwords into KDE password dialogs.

      running,

      kde4-config -v
      Qt: 4.8.0
      KDE Development Platform: 4.8.00 (4.8.0 "release 2"
      kde4-config: 1.0

      open "Custom Shortcuts - KDE Control Module"

      create a new Input Action -> SystemWide -> "test"

      trigger: Meta+Ctrl+Alt+P
      action: 1:2:3:4:Shift+1:5:6:7:8

      OK/save

      open a text editor, hit chord "Meta+Ctrl+Alt+P", note what's 'printed' ...

      1234!5678

      as expected.

      if the same chord is used in any Password-dialog, the output is incorrectly truncated.

      this is repeatedly reported & confirmed in:

      https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=284905

      there are Qt devs at that bug. no action. so, posting here @ Qt.

      Specifically testing a "pure lineedit" example, as per Comment #12 in the bug above, executing:

      python /usr/share/doc/packages/python-qt4-devel/examples/widgets/lineedits.py

      (cat /usr/share/doc/packages/python-qt4-devel/examples/widgets/lineedits.py --> http://pastebin.com/DGDW14jN)

      which invokes a "pure" QlineEdit example,

      http://developer.qt.nokia.com/doc/qt-4.8/widgets-lineedits.html

      playing the shortcut chord in any of the default lineedit fields works as expected, printing the 9-character "1234!5678".

      toggle the 1st, "Echo" field to "Password", and enter the chord in THAT field, and it's incorrectly truncated to just 6 characters.

      ( screenshot -> http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9683/lineedit.png )

      toggling @ "Echo" to the next option, "PasswordEchoOnEdit", entering the chord-stroke once again types correctly.

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