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| From | MrSpud_X19y3su@nl5uzoqa76.info |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.c, comp.lang.c++ |
| Subject | Re: Wheel re-invention (Was: comp.lang.c blocked on Google Groups |
| Date | 2021-07-19 08:16 +0000 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <sd3cc7$4be$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | (9 earlier) <scs8s3$29j$1@dont-email.me> <scurhg$11n6$1@gioia.aioe.org> <scv0ij$51k$1@dont-email.me> <sd3asq$1dpk$1@gioia.aioe.org> <sd3b2b$1eqq$1@gioia.aioe.org> |
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On Mon, 19 Jul 2021 00:53:47 -0700 "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> wrote: >On 7/19/2021 12:50 AM, MrSpud_2fxg@cligh74ct.info wrote: >> On Sat, 17 Jul 2021 16:30:12 -0000 (UTC) >> Lew Pitcher <lew.pitcher@digitalfreehold.ca> wrote: >>> On Sat, 17 Jul 2021 15:04:16 +0000, MrSpud_Ccq3_3_r wrote: >>>> I should imagine most display managers are little more than a window that >>>> accepts password credentials which does credential checking and if ok >simply >>>> exec's the required WM or enviroment. >>> >>> Not really. To satisfy a purely local login, you need a minimum of two input > >>> edit fields: a Username that echoes typed characters and a password that >>> doesn't. >>> If you add XDMCP into the mix (which I intend to do), you need an additional > >>> field that allows you to pick the host to connect to from a list of eligible > >>> hostnames. These three fields may require just one window, but more likely >>> require more. In my experimentation, I have 7 windows just to handle this >>> (a window for the Hostname, a window for the ScrollUp button, a window for >>> the ScrollDown button, a window to frame the ScrollUp/Hostname/ScrollDown >>> set, a window for the Username, a window for the Password, and a window to >>> frame the whole set). >>> >>> Add to this a window for a localtime clock, a window for a terminal >>> identification, >>> and a window for a DM identifier, and all the miscellaneous windows >>> needed to frame these presentation windows, and you have quite a number >>> of windows to manage. >>> >>> Then, of course, there's the actual activities that the windows themselves >>> present. I have a clock, so I must format and present the time and date. >>> I have two text inputs, so I must write text editing code. I have a >scrollable >>> selection window, so I must write logic to update the selection, and to >handle >>> the ScrollUp and ScrollDown buttons. >> >> You can obviously add as many bells and whistles as you like, but ultimately >> all you need for a basic login system is username and password - 1 window, >> 2 textboxes. For the other stuff you don't need a drop down, you could just >> have them pre-listed which can then be clicked on, much simpler. >[...] > >Humm... > >https://secure.login.gov/ Have a look at the MacOS login screen. 2 textboxs, nothing else (for normal use), not even a window, just a background picture and a few buttons down the bottom for reboot etc.
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