On Mon 16-05-2016 15:52 -0700, Eric Pruitt wrote: > On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 10:38:00PM +0200, Jan Christoph Ebersbach > wrote: > > On Mon 16-05-2016 11:54 -0700, Eric Pruitt wrote: > > > Since PAM configurations typically enforce a delay before you can > > > reauthenticate after an incorrect password is entered, it would be > > > nice if there was another color to indicate that slock is waiting > > > for the PAM functions to return. > > > > As far as my test go, only if the password was entered incorrectly, > > PAM waits for a moment. > > Yes, that's the scenario I described in my earlier message. > > > In this case it would be nice to have a different color that > > indicates that the password has been handed to PAM. However, when > > the password is correct, PAM immediately returns. In this case, the > > screen would quickly change colors. Not sure if this desirable. > > It's mildly annoying, but I don't consider it a deal breaker and think > the behavior is fine. The added complexity to work around it wouldn't > be worth it in my opinion. It can be made a little less jarring by > selecting a color that's in between the "password being typed" and > "password is incorrect" colors. > > > Attached you find the patch that adds this feature. What do you > > think? > > I think this patch works well.
Great, I changed the color to purple. Jan Christoph -- Jan Christoph Ebersbach I didn’t want some petty, inferior brand of righteousness that comes from keeping a list of rules when I could get the robust kind that comes from trusting Christ - God’s righteousness. Phil 3:9
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