src/macosx/classes/com/apple/laf/AquaKeyBindings.java

@@ -140,10 +140,25 @@
             "control N", DefaultEditorKit.endAction,
             "control V", DefaultEditorKit.endAction,
         }));
     }
 
+    LateBoundInputMap getPasswordFieldInputMap() {
+        return new LateBoundInputMap(new SimpleBinding(getTextFieldInputMap().getBindings()),
+                // nullify all the bindings that may discover space characters in the text
+                new SimpleBinding(new String[] {
+                        "alt LEFT", null,
+                        "alt KP_LEFT", null,
+                        "alt RIGHT", null,
+                        "alt KP_RIGHT", null,
+                        "shift alt LEFT", null,
+                        "shift alt KP_LEFT", null,
+                        "shift alt RIGHT", null,
+                        "shift alt KP_RIGHT", null,
+                }));
+    }
+    
     LateBoundInputMap getMultiLineTextInputMap() {
         return new LateBoundInputMap(new SimpleBinding(commonTextEditorBindings), new SimpleBinding(new String[] {
             "ENTER", DefaultEditorKit.insertBreakAction,
             "DOWN", downMultilineAction,
             "KP_DOWN", downMultilineAction,