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“Show my password” checkbox shouldn't be where “Remember my password” is

2 points by plasma ↗ HN
Just thought about this, muscle memory can make ticking "Remember password" automatic, but then sometimes its "Show me my password".

Does anyone else have this muscle memory problem?

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refp
No, but in general, issues like this boils down to grouping too many actions into the same visual category (when they are not acting upon the same entity).

As an example, I often see software where modification of the current entity is grouped together with actions that are really _making use of_ said entity.

Whenever I see "delete" next to "reply" in communicational tools a red flag is waved high. It's a disaster waiting to happen.

In the "delete" scenario the problem is often circumvented by having a confirmation dialog - but other more subtle bloopers often go overlooked.