change password text field masking type

[beennn]

how can i change a passwords masking from dots to asterisks?

[jeffman]

As far as I know, it cannot be done. I cannot see a reason for doing it, either. I'm curious to know why?

[beennn]

im trying to duplicate the password style from another application of mine but ok thank you.

[ShadowMage]

I cannot see a reason for doing it, either. I'm curious to know why?

As OP said, aesthetics. There is no practical reason to turn text a different color, or to specify a fancy border, or make rounded corners on a button, but it's appealing to the eye and makes a page look better. The same would apply here. Perhaps a different mask would fit in better with the theme of the page or, like OP is trying to do, match another application.Maybe a future version of CSS will implement this...

[jeffman]

Elements that are derived from OS controls (e.g., most form inputs) usually don't have a lot of presentational options.EDIT. I admit that this one does seem easily managed. A lot easier than tweaking the exact shape and color of a button, in all OSs, for example. But I don't design the browser . . .

[thescientist]

I suppose you could just use javascript to obfuscate a normal input field by using 'custom' characters...

[ShadowMage]

Elements that are derived from OS controls (e.g., most form inputs) usually don't have a lot of presentational options.

Yeah, I know. It's unfortunate. I wish there were more freedom with form inputs....

[jeffman]

I thought of hacking a normal input. You could capture every keystroke and store it in a property, then display the character you like. But there are so many different events that can happen (like a paste), and handling what happens when the user repositions the cursor -- a lot of work for a simple aesthetic change.