Matthias Clasen wrote:
The main dialog
Looks too much like the OS X one, particularly in the way that "Login Options" is in a place where it doesn't make sense. :)
The Email, Language and Location fields are here because they are frequently useful...
I assume "Location" will tie in in some way with the improved Location/Time Zone stuff?
The password dialog
An alternate UI possibility would be to autogenerate a few passwords of different strength levels and put them directly in the actions list:
Choose a password now Choose a password at next login Use this random password: zintelforb Use this random password: fas42Br0x Use this random password: y8Tx$mrA Allow login without a password
I don't think "Disable this account" belongs in the password dialog, even though that's how it's implemented underneath.
We've discussed ways to generate useful hints to go along with generated passwords, including somewhat crazy ideas like computergenerated poetry (cf gnoetry).
Hm... how could that work though? Without knowing at least one "secret" about the user besides their password, how can you autogenerate a hint that will make sense to them (when they've forgotten their password), but not make just as much sense to anyone else?
"Sites where people use randomly-generated passwords" and "sites that allow password hints" are probably mostly orthogonal anyway.
-- Dan