On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Guillermo Ermel < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
"In Palm OS, when you type a password, each letter you type remains on the screen for a moment, and THEN becomes an asterisk. That way, you get feedback on what you just typed, which makes it unnecesary to type it twice in two different input fields" The same thing happens in password fields on the iphone and I remember thinking ..what a super useful feature! > 1. Nick Gassman - Wednesday, 1:07pm >> >> When you fill in a form to sign up to a website, the password field, >> but not the username, is usually asterisked. Is it to avoid the risk >> of someone peering over your shoulder? >> >> > Yes. But I've come across a better solution to the asterisk+double input > field pattern. > It will not work in web browsers, but I think it adds up to this > discussion. In Palm OS, when you type a password, each letter you type > remains on the screen for a moment, and THEN becomes an asterisk. That way, > you get feedback on what you just typed, which makes it unnecesary to type > it twice in two different input fields. > > Please note that usage context IS different, since it is easier to hide the > palm device from peeking eyes while entering the password, but it's not that > easy to do so with a big 17" computer display sitting on your desk. > >> And sometimes when they aren't asterisked, you have to type the >> password in twice, but not the username. What's the rationale for >> that? >> >> > That's just a plain mistake :-) > Users CAN read it, so they don't need it twice. > > > Guillermo > > -- > Guillermo Ermel > Responsable de usabilidad > MercadoLibre.com > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help > ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
