And most importantly, ignore Sina! I have no idea why I said hidden. I've got hidden html inputs on the brain for a machine learning project I'm trying to get out the door. Sorry John! Gah! Bad Sina, *smile*. Take care, Sina -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alex Hall Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2011 5:28 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Asking for a password in html Use an input element of type "password". Below is an example, with brackets instead of less- and greater-thans. [input type="password" name="usr_pass"][/input] On 8/30/11, John J. Boyer <john.boyer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I am thinking of setting up a web page so people can upload files. > However, I want to require a password. How does one ask for a password > in html? Of course when the user types one it shouldn't appear on the > screen. At most asterisks should appear. > > Thanks, > John > > -- > John J. Boyer; President, Chief Software Developer > Abilitiessoft, Inc. > http://www.abilitiessoft.com > Madison, Wisconsin USA > Developing software for people with disabilities > > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > > -- Have a great day, Alex (msg sent from GMail website) mehgcap@xxxxxxxxx; http://www.facebook.com/mehgcap __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind