Change password mask from "*" to other char

[PhantomCougar]

Anyone know a clever way to do this (change password mask from "*" to a dot), I originally thought javascript might be the best way using the onKeypress event and loading the key into a string in a hidden field and then replacing the visible password box with a string of the "new char" that is the same length as the password (that is stored in the hidden field) but then I relized that would not work if the user backtracked into the password field and edited.... there would be no way to tell the user was editing in the middle of the field.

I dont think CSS would have a solution, other than to change the font characteristics of the "*" char.

Anyone got any ideas?

I have googled the net for this one without finding any solutions.

[96turnerri]

im not sure i know it is possible ive seen it done, ill keep searching tho