Update login screen user experience


Captain_Photon

 

Posted

I would very much like to see some updates to the login screen, user experience-wise. I had a small hope that this would've been done with the partial redesign for Freedom, but no such luck.

1. If 'Remember Account Name' is selected, move the cursor to Password field on startup.

2. If wrong password is entered, you get a popup stating that you have entered the wrong account name or password. Pressing Enter here seems to submit the same incorrect user/pw combination again, since the error popup blinks. It would be preferrable if Enter would close this popup and, if 'Remember Account Name' is checked, pre-select the currently entered password and place the cursor at the end of the line.


Icelock - Ice/Storm Controller
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1. I'd kinda like that. But hitting tab before entering my password isn't that much of a strain.

2. I'm against this. Reason: When I crash out and have to log back in and it tells me my account is already logged in after entering my password, I can just hit enter again and it logs me in without me having to close the window. I'd rather not lose this functionality. If your suggestion was implemented, I would lose it.


@Johnstone & @Johnstone 2
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1. True, it's not that much of a hassle. But it's more or less standard procedure across all kinds of logins that the cursor moves to the password field if the user name is remembered.

2. It wouldn't be much worse, two Enter presses would resubmit the Username/password as the current password would only be selected, not removed, when the error message is closed.


Icelock - Ice/Storm Controller
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Posted

Heh, you countered my second point with my counter to your first point. "It's just one key-press."


@Johnstone & @Johnstone 2
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Johnstone View Post
When I crash out and have to log back in and it tells me my account is already logged in after entering my password, I can just hit enter again and it logs me in without me having to close the window.
This is a different case than mistyping your password, and so, in the hypothetical case where the behavior of the login page is being adjusted, could hypothetically be left alone. In any event, the behavior the OP is requesting is the "normal" way the Windows UI (and I believe X Window as well, though it's been a long time) handles failed login attempts. It's superior across a wider range of user experiences.