D10362: Change reveal password button logic

[Noah Davis]

ndavis added a comment.


  In D10362#488389 <https://phabricator.kde.org/D10362#488389>, @ngraham wrote:
  
  > I think the idea is that you're not supposed to be typing with the characters visible as you type because then anyone else who might be around could just see your password.
  
  
  I understand this, but I think this is one of those cases where a marginal increase in security should take a backseat to usability. If one is afraid of others looking over their shoulder, they shouldn't use the reveal password button in the first place, regardless of how it functions. It's not like people can't quickly hide the password again if they already know about the button.
  
  > If you're in an environment where security concerns are sufficiently low as to permit this, it would probably make more sense to not even set a password, or use auto-login.
  
  I disagree. Just because you aren't likely to have someone looking over your shoulder, doesn't mean nobody will attempt to access your computer while you're not around.

REPOSITORY
  R242 Plasma Framework (Library)

BRANCH
  change-reveal-password-button-logic (branched from master)

REVISION DETAIL
  https://phabricator.kde.org/D10362

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