<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">* I'd like to see this in content, including while entering a password for the first time. (Especially on mobile.)</div><div class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>We currently have a "show password” control on Firefox Accounts.</div><div><br class=""></div><div><a href="https://accounts.firefox.com/signup" class="">https://accounts.firefox.com/signup</a></div><div><br class=""></div><div>We just recently started tracking how often users toggle the “Show” control.</div><div><br class=""></div><div>We are planning this experiment to turn it on by default (with a more obvious on state) taking inspiration from this article: <a href="http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1941" class="">http://www.lukew.com/ff/entry.asp?1941</a></div><div><br class=""></div><div>Anecdotally sign-in success is vastly improved, but we’d like to measure it carefully (it might mess with a users sense of trust in Firefox).</div><div><br class=""></div><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class="">* I'd be worried about l10n (read: German) and long passwords with this mockup. Font/dialog sizes on other platforms should also be considered. Especially if this will work in all password fields.<div class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>“Show” luckily is not a long word in most languages (except Hungarian).</div><div><a href="http://qa.stage.mozaws.net/pub/fxa-phantom/201501232347/fxa-content-signin.html" class="">http://qa.stage.mozaws.net/pub/fxa-phantom/201501232347/fxa-content-signin.html</a></div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">* Given that Windows 8+ have a standard control for this, I'd be inclined to test that specific icon instead of text, at least on Windows. I'd make it a toggle, not a click'n'hold. Main point is a fixed, predictable size and affordance.</div><div class=""></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br class=""></div><div>That’s a great idea. I need to dogfood Windows more.</div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">* There should probably be a way to hide the password again.</div></div></div></blockquote><br class=""></div><div>The password would mask again when the user gave focus elsewhere, and would be closed the next time they open it.</div></body></html>