From 56a47022c8eb24dc974d5d5ede132e14c33bcb53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: mar <mar>
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 1989 13:22:04 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] improved DEC version of message about delete key; handle
 typing too many characters into an input field correctly

---
 clients/userreg/display.c | 8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/clients/userreg/display.c b/clients/userreg/display.c
index 9fc643d3..6a699d25 100644
--- a/clients/userreg/display.c
+++ b/clients/userreg/display.c
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ static char *rcsid_display_c = "$Header$";
 #define DESC_WIDTH 18
 #define HEADER "*** Project Athena User Registration ***"
 #if defined(vax) || defined(mips)
-#define HELP   " Press the key marked <X| to delete a character.  Press Ctrl-C to start over."
+#define HELP   " Press the key above RETURN to delete a character.  Press Ctrl-C to start over."
 #endif
 #ifndef HELP
 #define HELP   " Press backspace to delete a character.  Press Ctrl-C to start over."
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ retry:
 	/* We're in raw mode, so EOF means disaster */
 	exit(1);
 	break;
+    delchar:
       case '\177': 		/* Delete */
       case '\010': 		/* Backspace */
 	if (i) {
@@ -222,11 +223,12 @@ retry:
 	break;
     }
     if (valuep && i >= maxsize) {
+      wfeep();
       wprintw (displayw,
   "You are not allowed to type more than %d characters for this answer.\n",
-	  maxsize);
+	  maxsize-1);
       wrefresh (displayw);
-      goto retry;
+      goto delchar;
     }
  }
 
-- 
2.45.1