# Password field in Shoes?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-field-in-shoes/151072>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [October 16, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-field-in-shoes/151072 "2008-10-16T15:07:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![mitkok](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mitkok](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mitkok)\
**Post date:** [October 16, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-field-in-shoes/151072/1 "2008-10-16T15:07:21Z")

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Hi, guys.

Just wondering how to make edit\_line/box for password hiding ?  
Thanks in advance.

Mitko K…

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**Author:** ![mitkok](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mitkok](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mitkok)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 5:32pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-field-in-shoes/151072/2 "2008-10-17T17:32:24Z")

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On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:06:56PM +0900, Mitko K. wrote:

> Just wondering how to make edit\_line/box for password hiding ?  
> Thanks in advance.

Sure, use: edit\_line :secret =\> true.

\_why

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**Author:** ![mitkok](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/ebca7d/32.png) [@mitkok](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mitkok)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2008, 8:48pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/password-field-in-shoes/151072/3 "2008-10-17T20:48:49Z")

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\_why wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:06:56PM +0900, Mitko K. wrote:
> 
> > Just wondering how to make edit\_line/box for password hiding ?  
> > Thanks in advance.
> 
> Sure, use: edit\_line :secret =\> true.
> 
> \_why  
> Yes, mate, but in Mac OS X doesn’t work, in WIndows cannot compile the  
> gem natively I use ( twitter ) ☹

Thanks, anyway.