Re: [Usability] GDM

[Rob Adams <readams readams net>]

The reasons for the way gdm is aren't usability ones, but technical
ones.  It is possible that the way the user authenticates isn't through
a password.  It could be a fingerprint, or pretty much anything, and
this is all decided by PAM based on the username.

I don't know the exact details, but that's the core reason it is the way
it is.

-Rob

On Thu, 2005-09-29 at 20:38 -0300, Steven Garrity wrote:
> Andrew Z wrote:
> > Displaying the username and password fields simultaneously would solve 
> > this issue, but I don't see such designs on art.gnome.org.
> 
> Good point.
> 
> I've often thought that that while displaying only one of the fields 
> (username/password) at a time gives the *appearance* of simplicity, but 
> actually requires more thought to work through.
> 
> Showing both fields clearly indicates when you type in your username 
> that a password is required as well.
> 
> Note: this little usability tidbit was based on research that happened 
> entirely in my head - real-world results may vary.
> 
> Steven Garrity
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