From c2c703aec4c83bd0933dd9312377501818fe0420 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: q <q@six9.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2025 10:04:42 +0300
Subject: [PATCH] more subtle visual aid

---
 shell/qaskpass | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/shell/qaskpass b/shell/qaskpass
index c246b87..9a3ba30 100755
--- a/shell/qaskpass
+++ b/shell/qaskpass
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import sys
 import termios
 import tty
 
-__version__ = "20250724.a"
+__version__ = "20251013.a"
 
 
 class bc:
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ class QAsk:
         self.user_input = ""
         self.eq = "▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█▇▆▅▄▃▂"
         self.limits = ((self.c.r, 2), (self.c.y, 4), (self.c.B, 7), (self.c.c, 9), (self.c.g, 12), (self.c.G, 15))
+        self.no_pw = "•"
+        self.is_correct = "♥"
+        self.rand_chr = "■"  # "╩╦═╬╧╤╪"
 
     def get_opts(self):
         parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
@@ -69,7 +72,8 @@ class QAsk:
             "-w", action="store", type=int, default=3, help="Width of display area. 0 to disable display."
         )
         parser.add_argument("--no-color", action="store_true", default=False, help="Disable colors")
-        parser.add_argument("--measure", action="store_true", default=False, help="Also measure password goodness")
+        parser.add_argument("--measure", action="store_true", default=False, help="Measure password goodness")
+        parser.add_argument("--eq", action="store_true", default=False, help="Visual aid EQ mode.")
         parser.add_argument(
             "--expect-sha256",
             action="store",
@@ -115,16 +119,25 @@ class QAsk:
             return clr + self.eq[int(rheight + (i / self.opts.w)) % 14]
 
         else:  # no measure
+            if self.opts.eq:
+                if len(self.user_input) == 0:
+                    rheight = random.randint(0, 1)
+                    height = 0
+                    clr = self.limits[0][0]
+                else:
+                    rheight = random.randint(-1, 1)
+                    height = int(self.sha256[i * 2 % len(self.sha256)], 16) / 2
+                    clr = self.limits[int(self.sha256[(1 + i * 2) % len(self.sha256)], 16) % len(self.limits)][0]
+
+                return clr + self.eq[int(rheight + height) % 14]
             if len(self.user_input) == 0:
-                rheight = random.randint(0, 1)
-                height = 0
                 clr = self.limits[0][0]
+                return clr + self.no_pw
             else:
                 rheight = random.randint(-1, 1)
                 height = int(self.sha256[i * 2 % len(self.sha256)], 16) / 2
                 clr = self.limits[int(self.sha256[(1 + i * 2) % len(self.sha256)], 16) % len(self.limits)][0]
-
-            return clr + self.eq[int(rheight + height) % 14]
+                return clr + self.rand_chr[int(rheight + height) % len(self.rand_chr)]
 
     def pquit(self, s="", e=0):
         print(self.c.blink, file=sys.stderr, end="")
@@ -138,7 +151,7 @@ class QAsk:
         if self.opts.expect_sha256:
             if self.sha256 == self.opts.expect_sha256:
                 self.dot_color = self.c.G
-                self.dot = "♥"
+                self.dot = self.is_correct
                 self.enter_exitcode = 0
             else:
                 self.enter_exitcode = 10
@@ -156,7 +169,7 @@ class QAsk:
     def ask(self):
 
         print(self.c.noblink, file=sys.stderr, end="")
-        self.dot = "•"
+        self.dot = self.no_pw
         if self.opts.title:
             title = self.c.format(self.opts.title)
             print(f"{self.c.Y}{title}{self.c.z}", file=sys.stderr)
@@ -166,7 +179,7 @@ class QAsk:
                 self.enter_exitcode = 0
                 if self.opts.w > 0:
                     self.dot_color = self.c.m
-                    self.dot = "•"
+                    self.dot = self.no_pw
                     self.check_sha256()
                     display = "".join(
                         [
@@ -178,7 +191,6 @@ class QAsk:
                     print(display, file=sys.stderr, end="")
                 sys.stderr.flush()
                 key = self.get_chr()
-                # ~ print(f'-{key}{key}{key}{key}{key}///{ord(key)}///{len(key)}-',file=sys.stderr)
                 if ord(key) == 3:  # ctrl-c
                     self.pquit(e=1)
                 elif ord(key) == 13:  # enter