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Am I the only one who hates pushy JavaScript in login windows?


JMcNutt

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Am I the only one who is annoyed by the fact that as I'm typing in my e-mail address to log in, some red text keeps appearing and disappearing telling me the e-mail address I've entered is invalid.  I'M NOT FINISHED TYPING YET!

The same thing goes for the password field.  I use a password manager.  I put in my e-mail address (ignoring the nagging red text) and then Alt-Tab over to my password manager to get my password.

When I Alt-Tab back, the password field is highlighted in red:  THIS FIELD IS REQUIRED

I know.

For crying out loud, people!  GIVE ME A CHANCE TO FILL IT OUT BEFORE TELLING ME ALL THE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE WAY I FILLED IT OUT!

That's not to mention, of course, that no one - zero people - need all that JS running on a login page.  It's wasted CPU cycles, multiplied by every page load on every client that hits this site.  It's a colossal waste of resources just to irritate me.

Turn that crap off.  I know how to log into things.  If I did it wrong, guess what?  You can validate the fields after I submit them and tell me what I did wrong.

Until then, just sit and wait politely.  Stop trying to "help" me so much.

>:-(

--J

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Maybe it will, and maybe it won't.  But I'm taking away the excuse that, "No one ever complains!"

Well, yes, they do.  Here I am, complaining about it.  It's obnoxious and it sucks and there are an awful lot of Web developers who behave like they know what's best for everyone who need a lesson in manners.

If I can't turn it off, it's not a feature.

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