PRB: Can't Enter Double Byte Char in Edit Ctrl w/ Password Mask (188010)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Platform Software Development Kit (SDK) 1.0
This article was previously published under Q188010 SYMPTOMS
You cannot enter any Far East double-byte characters into edit control with
Password masking (ES_PASSWORD). When the edit control gets the focus, the
Input Method Editor (IME) disappears. Consequently, users are not able to
enter double-byte characters.
STATUS
This is by design.
MORE INFORMATION
IME windows always displays the process of creating input characters.
Because of this security reason, IME was simply disabled when Password
masking is required.
There are several reasons that the IME is not enabled during password
input. If the IME is active when the user types the password, other people
can see the password on the screen. If the characters displayed by IME were
masked off, the user would not be able to choose proper Chinese or Japanese
characters from the selection lists.
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 7/11/2005 |
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| Keywords: | kbDBCS kbFont kbIntl kbIntlDev kbprb KB188010 |
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