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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102922

            Bug ID: 102922
           Summary: Password fields should use “•” as masking character
                    instead of “*”
           Product: LibreOffice
           Version: Inherited From OOo
          Hardware: All
                OS: All
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Keywords: needsUXEval
          Severity: trivial
          Priority: medium
         Component: UI
          Assignee: libreoffice-bugs@lists.freedesktop.org
          Reporter: fito@libreoffice.org
                CC: libreoffice-ux-advise@lists.freedesktop.org
            Blocks: 102019

Asterisks have long been replaced by bullets in password fields in most
software out there, at least since the Windows XP era. LibreOffice’s
authentication dialogs (e.g., Remote Files) still use asterisks though,
contributing to an outdated look.

I was reminded of this due to the latest logo update by LastPass, in which they
do this exact change due to apparent associations with profanity censoring,
something people use asterisks for. [1]

The Unicode value for the password bullet (from GNOME) is U+2022. This
character is well supported in UI fonts from every platform we run on.

[1]
http://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/new_logo_for_lastpass.php


Referenced Bugs:

https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102019
[Bug 102019] [META] Dialog bugs and enhancements
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