On Sun, 7 Nov 1999, Hugh Senior wrote:
> The new "ask password" implementation in 2.3B1 raises a couple of problems.
>
> [1]
> "ask password" needs its own standard icon to conform with the new syntax
> which should now include the password parameter:
>
> ask <type> <prompt> [with <b1> [or <b2...]] [titled <exp>]
>
> where <type> is one of info|question|error|warning|password
What icon should should it use, and why isn't the question icon
sufficient?
> [2]
> Since "ask password" now proposes using the same dialog as the standard
> "ask", we have lost any ability to customise either and this instantly
> limits flexibility. (It also puts a bug in the Resource Mover when trying
> to move the password dialog which no longer exists.) The "ask password"
> dialog should be reinstated as a separate stack.
The resource mover will be fixed. The fact that the password dialog
is now the same dialog as the other ask forms in no way limits your
flexibility because you can always tell what to display based on what
is stored in the dialogData property.
Regards,
Scott
> /H
>
> Hugh Senior
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