Microsoft KB Archive/188010

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PRB: Can't Enter Double Byte Char in Edit Ctrl w/ Password Mask

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Q188010

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)

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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.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbFarEast kbFont kbIntl kbSDKWin32 kbDBCS

Issue type : kbprb

Technology : kbWin32SDKSearch kbAudDeveloper kbSDKSearch kbWin32sSearch