Back in the old times, on the sites I log in regularly, my browser filled in both username and password. I clicked “Log in” once, and I was set to go.

But no more. Now it’s all first a username, then a password. From what I saw, Apple started this many years ago, but now this bother really spread. And it’s not like I can just double-click on the same screen area, oh no. Animations make sure that I have to wait several hundred milliseconds before the password field is there, and depending on the site, I even have to select from my browser, which login I want to use, twice!

Why, oh why?

All my screens are really big enough to display 2 text fields. What are arguments for this behavior? I don’t see any.

  • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    The JS to detect an empty password field and only enabling Enter onchange is way simpler than the code for two separate pages. I actually implemented the former once.

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      1 year ago

      Sure - but quite often it’s about doing what’s easy for the users/customers rather than programmers

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          1 year ago

          I’m not saying it IS a better solution, just that it might be. Did you do any usability testing on the two solutions and want to share some insight?
          And I do think that if your decision on UX comes down to what’s easy to code you are wrong.