What about NumLock?

One of the nice things about the XP logon is that when you're in the password field, a balloon tip will pop up if your CAPS LOCK key is on to remind you that you may not be typing what you think you're typing. However, since most laptops don't have a separate numeric keypad, the NumLock key can be just as frustrating. When will we get a balloon tip for that?

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  • I hope that balloon tip doesn't ever happen. Many users have numbers in their passwords and use the numpad to type it in. AAMOF, I found that to be a somewhat common problem for password issues with naive users.



    If the balloon tip notified the use when NUMLOCK was OFF, laptop users would get annoyed but it would help naive users. The opposite is true if the balloon tip happend when NUMLOCK was ON.

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