[2008.8] [wifi] Settings / Wifi / password field does not allow pasting

[Zack Mollusc]

vasco.nevoa at sapo.pt wrote:
> Thanks, Zack.
>
> Yes, I had done that too (although I didn't put it in a script like  
> you - I like your script, you bring down usb0 to clean up the routing  
> table and call udhcpc eth0 again after ifup eth0 to make sure you get  
> an IP).
>
> However, I would like to see the GUI "doing the right thing".  
> Yesterday I did bite the bullet and copied my random-gen password byte  
> by byte into the password field while looking at it displayed in my  
> PC. It took me a couple of minutes to do it - you can't see what  
> you're inputting, so it takes time to do it right.
>
> But the frustrating part is that later I switched off wifi in the GUI,  
> and when I turned it back on, IT ASKED FOR THE PASSWORD AGAIN!!!!  
> AAAARRGGGHHH!! Obviously, I won't go through that again.
>
> So, now I have 3 complaints/wishes for the wifi gui:
> 1 - always allow pasting into password field;
> 2 - an option to allow visual feedback (see the actual chars) input  
> into the password field;
> 3 - store the already input password!!!
>
> Should I send this to another list to get developer attention?
>
> Citando Zack Mollusc <zmollusc at blueyonder.co.uk>:
>
>   
>> Vasco Névoa wrote:
>>     
>>> I have a 63 character random-generated password for my WPA network.
>>> The GUI asks for the password but apparently does not allow me to use
>>> copy-paste to insert it.
>>> Is there any other simple way to do this? Surely you don't expect me to
>>> input it by hand into Neo's GUI?!...
>>>
>>>
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>> Hi, I can connect to my wpa with my   
>> /etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf  
>> <http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/GTA02_WLAN#Sample_wpa_supplicant.conf> file  
>> thus:
>>
>> ctrl_interface=/var/run/wpa_supplicant
>> ctrl_interface_group=0
>> eapol_version=1
>> ap_scan=1
>> fast_reauth=1
>> # WPA:
>> network={
>>        ssid="OMFGmySSID"
>>
>>        proto=WPA
>>        key_mgmt=WPA-PSK
>>        pairwise=TKIP
>>        group=TKIP
>>        scan_ssid=1
>>        psk="omfgmysecretWPAkeyhere"
>>        priority=10
>> }
>>
>>
>> # Wildcard match for SSID (plaintext APs only). This example select any
>> # open AP regardless of its SSID.
>> network={
>>     key_mgmt=NONE
>>         priority=5
>> }
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> I have to run a script (i call mine wifi.sh)consisting of
>>
>> ifdown usb0
>> ifdown eth0
>> ifup eth0
>> udhcpc eth0
>>
>> in order to get it to dhcp from the router. ie i power up the phone,
>> open a terminal window and run the above wifi.sh script and wait
>> (sometimes for a few minutes) until it discovers the ip settings from
>> the router.
>>
>> This little shell script gets me onto my wpa router or any open router
>> that is available.
>>
>> Please don't ask me for details as I am a non-programming nitwit
>> cobbling stuff out of other people's help files.
>>
>> Good luck.
>>
>>
>>
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Hi Vasco,
I think the problem is being worked on, but I can't find the email i
read it in.
 I too typed in a 63 digit password without being able to see it :-) I
only did it once then went and found a way round it.