Can't Insert Text by Typing in Password Field, El Capitan

[JMichaelTX]

I suspect secure input is enabled for password fields.

Maybe this tool will help:

Macro: Find the App Responsible for a Secure Input Lockout

I came across this thread and saw a few parts that really jumped out at me as very inefficient so I took a few minutes to optimize it. The ioreg -l -w 0 command is extremely inefficient. Running ioreg, especially showing all properties, dumps a LOT of text. It is like opening a fire hydrant then using a straw to get a drink! A test run took over 2.5 seconds and dumped over 18,000 lines which came to 4.2MB. A better option is to only have it return only the specific section that holds the val…

Here is what I've come up with. The Execute Shell Script action can be used in your own macro if you need to check if Secure Input is on or not. I hope someone finds it useful.

Is Secure Input enabled.kmmacros