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Re: Required Fields and Username / Password on a Website

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From: Iza Bartosiewicz
Date: Jul 25, 2012 6:21PM

Hi Elle,

Compliance question aside, I think that adding 'required' (hidden or
visible) on a basic login page just adds to the cognitive load. Experienced
users don't need that reminder. As for the first-time users, they would
have been given the login and password details with instructions, or they
would have picked up their own details during the registration. Either way,
expecting users to know that both are required is reasonable.

It is more important to make sure that form fields are clearly labelled,
properly associated, and the validation is accessible.


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