Bug#401568: libgtk2.0-0: Replace default GtkEntry invisible char with black circle

[Sven Arvidsson]

Package: libgtk2.0-0
Version: 2.10.6-3
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

Would it be okay to replace the default GtkEntry invisible char,
currently an asterisk, with a black circle (Unicode 25CF)?

This seems to be the norm on most modern desktops, is a little
prettier, and possibly minimize the risk of confusion as the black
circle is a much less used char than the asterisk. Some apps already
uses this as the default (Seahorse, Gaim etc.)

The downside is that there is a slightly higher risk that the users
selected font don't provide black circle. Still, the most popular
fonts in Debian (according to popcon) do, and several other desktop
oriented GNOME distributors (Fedora, Ubuntu SuSE) have replaced the
asterisk in GTK for some time.

I would be willing to provide a patch for this.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 4.0
  APT prefers unstable
  APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.18-2-686
Locale: LANG=en_GB.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_GB.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-0 depends on:
ii  libatk1.0-0                  1.12.3-1    The ATK accessibility toolkit
ii  libc6                        2.3.6.ds1-8 GNU C Library: Shared libraries
ii  libcairo2                    1.2.6-1     The Cairo 2D vector graphics libra
ii  libcupsys2                   1.2.7-1     Common UNIX Printing System(tm) - 
ii  libfontconfig1               2.4.1-2     generic font configuration library
ii  libglib2.0-0                 2.12.4-2    The GLib library of C routines
ii  libgnutls13                  1.4.4-3     the GNU TLS library - runtime libr
ii  libgtk2.0-common             2.10.6-3    Common files for the GTK+ graphica
ii  libjpeg62                    6b-13       The Independent JPEG Group's JPEG 
ii  libpango1.0-0                1.14.8-2    Layout and rendering of internatio
ii  libpng12-0                   1.2.13-4    PNG library - runtime
ii  libtiff4                     3.8.2-6     Tag Image File Format (TIFF) libra
ii  libx11-6                     2:1.0.3-4   X11 client-side library
ii  libxcursor1                  1.1.7-4     X cursor management library
ii  libxext6                     1:1.0.1-2   X11 miscellaneous extension librar
ii  libxfixes3                   1:4.0.1-5   X11 miscellaneous 'fixes' extensio
ii  libxi6                       1:1.0.1-4   X11 Input extension library
ii  libxinerama1                 1:1.0.1-4.1 X11 Xinerama extension library
ii  libxrandr2                   2:1.1.0.2-5 X11 RandR extension library
ii  libxrender1                  1:0.9.1-3   X Rendering Extension client libra
ii  zlib1g                       1:1.2.3-13  compression library - runtime

Versions of packages libgtk2.0-0 recommends:
ii  hicolor-icon-theme            0.8-4      default fallback theme for FreeDes
ii  libgtk2.0-bin                 2.10.6-3   The programs for the GTK+ graphica

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