Hey,
Lunar:
> tchou:
>>> Just to say it again, to make it clear that I disagree with one
>>> tiny point : - I think that most of the time wrong "password"
>>> are *passphrase* typo (and kind of long) - In the case, my
>>> point is that i think it's better to keep the wrong passphrase
>>> and make it possible to read it (with the "show passphrase"
>>> button) and fix the typo. We can add a "clear" button too.
> Let me rephrase to make sure we understand one another: you are
> saying that most of the time errors in passphrase are just typo.
> For that reason, you advocate that we should not erase the whole
> field in case of errors because it gives a chance to correct the
> typo and proceed with login.
>
> [Please correct me if I got it wrong.]
You are right.
> I agree on the first assumption. I do typos in my passphrases all
> the time.
>
> But then? I don't want to take the chance to have my passphrases
> learned by bystanders looking at my screen. Once I made a mistake,
> I can't learn where is the typo by looking at identical black
> circles. So starting again from the beginning is the only option.
My proposal is to keep the field with bullets, and the user can click
on show passphrase.
> If someone is confident that they are safe having the passphrase
> displayed on screen, they can always click the “Show passphrase”
> button before entering the passphrase and fix typos while they are
> typing it.
That's right. From my experience, I use this kind of button only when
I fail. It's not a big deal to type it again from the clear input to
prevent from typos, CAPS, and layout issues.
> Not clearing a wrong passphrase would make the greeter behave
> differently from all software on the Tails desktop from the quick
> look I had at it.
Probably. But probably proposing a "show passphrase" too (this feature
is in a super buggy right click in my wheezy). So I'm finaly OK with
the current proposal not to diverge too much from the rest of the system.
> Sadly, I haven't been able to find this question mentioned in GNOME
> HIG. Maybe that's worth opening a bug there?
>
> -- Lunar <lunar@???>
>
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tchou
