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Can't insert charaters in a magic-wand generated password
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A user reported that when changing the Pinentry suggested Passwort, inserted characters are always added to the end. Needs to be verified and fixed.

Test using gpg -c with "formatted-passphrase" enabled in gpg-agent.conf

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rP Pinentry
rP555cd94a2b2b qt: Update the cursor position when reformatting the text

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• werner triaged this task as Normal priority.May 11 2022, 5:18 PM
• werner created this task.
• werner created this object with edit policy "Contributor (Project)".
• ebo added a comment.May 12 2022, 11:50 AM

Its an issue of cursor position. If one either deletes or inputs a a character anywhere in the password string, the cursor always jumps to the end of the string.

Therefore it is possible to change a character by first deleting it, then positioning the cursor again at the intended place of insertion and there type the new character.

If pinentry-formatted-passphrase is removed from gpg-agent.conf, the cursor jumping does not happen any more.

• ebo reassigned this task from • ebo to • ikloecker.May 12 2022, 11:51 AM
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• ikloecker added a project: Restricted Project.May 12 2022, 2:18 PM
• ikloecker changed the task status from Open to Testing.May 12 2022, 4:08 PM
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Editing a formatted password should work now as expected.

• ikloecker added a commit: rP555cd94a2b2b: qt: Update the cursor position when reformatting the text.May 12 2022, 8:34 PM
• ebo closed this task as Resolved.Sep 14 2022, 1:10 PM
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works now

• ebo removed a project: Restricted Project.Sep 14 2022, 1:15 PM
• ebo moved this task from Restricted Project Column to Restricted Project Column on the Restricted Project board.Apr 5 2023, 2:52 PM
• werner mentioned this in T5566: Release Pinentry 1.2.x.Mar 18 2024, 12:20 PM