#2780 Should be possible to disable colorized passwords using KPScript

[Jaques Pouilly]

I use KPScript.exe with options -c:Export ... -guikeyprompt -Format:"Customizable HTML File". Need to export kdbx file to readable html format frequently.

Now passwords always are colorized which was not before some releases of KeePass. I have disability with eyes and problems reading colorized passwords. Would be good if there is an option to disable colorized passwords without that I have to manually uncheck the checkbox in the guikeyprompt. A global setting, or a command line option would be nice.

[Paul]

This was added in KeePass 2.51 and is on by default. It either needs to be off by default or have an option in KPscript.

cheers, Paul

[Jaques Pouilly]

Hello, are there plans implement your proposed solutions? Problem is that with my eye disability it's hard read the colors.

[T. Bug Reporter]

You may already know this, but for the benefit of others who may come looking here in the future, there is an option for this in KeePass:

[Jaques Pouilly]

Yes, thanks for the screenshot, this I knew already. But as written in my initial description, this is a step to do manually. Therefore I prefer command line option, because this can be scripted and cannot forget to uncheck checkbox.

[T. Bug Reporter]

Also, there is a feature in KPScript that apparently allows access to KeePass features that aren't available from a command line, but using it requires knowledge of the KeePass internals that I suspect very few people have - possibly only the KeePass author. (I wasn't aware that this facility existed until now, and I've never seen anyone discuss using it here before now.)

[Dominik Reichl]

In the next KeePass version (2.55), the options in the HTML export dialog will be remembered (also when called by KPScript).

Here's the latest development snapshot for testing:
https://keepass.info/filepool/KeePass_230918_KPS.zip
(includes a KPScript build).

If you want that the password coloring option is always turned off by default (even if it was turned on previously), you could use an enforced configuration file [1] that turns off the option; see the attached 'KeePass.config.enforced.xml' file (copy it into the KeePass application directory).

I'm not planning to add a command line option for this.

Thanks and best regards,
Dominik

[1] https://keepass.info/help/kb/config_enf.html

[Jaques Pouilly]

Hello Dominik, thanks much for this. Solution with remembering the setting is perfect, that is absolutely sufficient for me. I appreciate your fix.
Jaques.