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

ID: Q188010

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Win32 Software Development Kit (SDK)

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 
Issue type        : kbinfo

Last Reviewed: June 30, 1998