#1901 generator fails, if pattern contains a dot

[source4fun]

hello,

keepass version 2.43 windows (bug is not in previous version)

steps:

1. open password generator
2. select generate using pattern
3. set pattern field to: ".d"
4. select tab "preview"
5. result area displays error message "failed to generate a password. the pattern is invalid."

if an unmasked dot ('.' not '.'), or other umasked punctuation characters are invalid patterns, then this should be stated in the pattern documentation.

best regards
frank

[Paul]

It is stated in the documentation.
Literal characters must be escaped with a backslash, in this case \.d

cheers, Paul

[source4fun]

for the sake of clarity i suggest to add to the documentation something like:

Literal characters, i.e. charcters, that are not placeholders, must be escaped with a backslash (e.g. "\."), otherwise the pattern is invalid.<

cheers, frank

[Ulrich Windl]

To make matters worse, it seems an unescaped dot had worked in the past, but currently it does not. Despite of that what sense does [,.] make when a dot is any character?
In addition . is not listed as a special character in Help (KeePass 2.47), so I think it is a bug.
Next thing is that I can enter the pattern without a problem (no error being indicated), but then preview tells me "The pattern is invalid" (KeePass 2.47).
This is absolutely bad UI design and a very poor error message, also.

[source4fun]

Despite of that what sense does [,.] make when a dot is any character?

if a dot is surrounded by square brackets, then the meaning of a dot changes from any character to a literal dot.

well, i can not confirm pauls claim It is stated in the documentation. i aggree to you (u. windl), that we have still an unsolved problem.

[Dominik Reichl]

if a dot is surrounded by square brackets, then the meaning of a dot changes from any character to a literal dot.

This is incorrect. A dot does not mean 'any character', and its meaning also doesn't change.

Best regards,
Dominik

[Dominik Reichl]

Any character (including the dot) may become a special character in a future version.

If you want to output/use a character literally, you must escape it with a backslash (as documented).

Best regards,
Dominik

[source4fun]

i apologize, but the dot is not listed in the documentation in the table of placeholders. also, the word dot does not appear anywhere. or did i overread something?

[Paul]

You are correct, dot is not listed as a placeholder, therefore it must be escaped.

cheers, Paul