KIO::PasswordDialog and the keep checkbox

[Marc Mutz]

On Sunday 17 November 2002 02:03, Dawit A. wrote:
<snip>
> If I understand you correctly, what you are missing is the ability to
> determine the original value of that checkbox right ?

Yup.

<snip history of KIO::PasswordDialog>

> Anyways, AFAIR what your propose will break the original user of this
> dialog which is kdesu.
<snip>

According to lxr.kde.org, kdesu isn't using the static convenience 
method getNameAndPassword. Only kio/observer, kio/uiserver, kdeprint, 
kmail and knode do.

> From kdesu's point of view
> only the user determines whether this flag is set or not.  This is
> not ideal from other applications point of course and there is a
> couple of ways this issue can be addressed in a BIC manner without
> the need to mess with all the other things you mentioned. I do not
> know doing so would be advisable at this point however since we are
> in a freeze. How about post 3.1 ?
<snip>

Fine with me.

Marc

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