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Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2003 12:18:51 +0100
From: Miguel Mendez <flynn@energyhq.homeip.net>
To: hackers@freebsd.org
Subject: RFC: Adding a new (safer) data entry function to libdialog
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Hello hackers,

Currently, when one wants the user to enter data in a libdialog based
program, one uses the following function:

     int
     dialog_inputbox(unsigned char *title, unsigned char *prompt,
		int height, int width, unsigned char *result);

The problem this routine has, is that there's nowhere to specify the max
length of the input buffer (think gets vs fgets here). I know that not
many programs use this lib, or even if there are plans to EOL it, but
this change could be helpful IMHO. My suggestion is to create a new
function, e.g, dialog_inputbox_n that would let you specify the length
of the input buffer. Comments? Ideas? If people find it useful I can
come with patches, since the implementation would be trivial.

Cheers,
-- 
        Miguel Mendez - flynn@energyhq.homeip.net
        GPG Public Key :: http://energyhq.homeip.net/files/pubkey.txt
        EnergyHQ :: http://www.energyhq.tk
        Of course it runs NetBSD!

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