rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony) (02/27/90)
I just compiled LockScren, and thought the thing looks nice, BUT then came my standard test for robustness: CTRL-C and whoops, I had all my desktop in control... Well, I don't really like the idea of CTRL-C as a universal password... Or am I doing something wrong? Ronald ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man." Bernhard Shaw | rca@cs.brown.edu or antony@browncog.bitnet
jasmerb@mist.cs.orst.edu (Bryce Jasmer) (02/27/90)
In article <30740@brunix.UUCP> rca@cs.brown.edu (Ronald C.F. Antony) writes: >I just compiled LockScren, and thought the thing looks nice, BUT >then came my standard test for robustness: CTRL-C and >whoops, I had all my desktop in control... >Well, I don't really like the idea of CTRL-C as a universal >password... >Or am I doing something wrong? Most likely you are doing something wrong. I did some tests and think I have figured out what is wrong. I tried the CTRL-C thing (before I released it of course), and nothing happened. I just tried it again and nothing happened. I next changed my password to be blank and did a CTRL-C while the screen was locked and *kaboom* there goes the lock. I don't consider this to be a bug. If you don't have a password then what good is a password controlled lock? So put a password on your account (and root's also) and try it again. I hope Ronald's article doesn't scare anyone off. LockScreen is a good product and enhancements are coming in version 3.0 (which will get under weigh as soon as finals are over.) Sales are going very well, please keep them alive. Bryce Jasmer Eagle Software jasmerb@cs.orst.edu