1Password 8 Beta: Password Font

robeden

Hi all. I'm testing the version 8 beta and thought I'd give one bit of feedback:

I miss the font used for password when they're revealed in 1P 7. The font in 8 seems significantly less readable. Is the old one, or something more like it, something that could come back?

Thanks!

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1Password Version: 8.6.0
Extension Version: 2.3.0
OS Version: 12.3

Ben

Hey @robeden,

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this. Is there anything in particular you can identify that is more or less legible with one font vs the other? It would be helpful to have some specifics to present to the team. 🙂

Ben

robeden

Sure can! (Sorry, inner font nerd unleashing...)

Here are screenshots of a password in both:

7:

8:

Notice it's changed from a mono-spaced with serifs to a sans-serif, variable-width font. Note, for example, that the lowercase "i" has much less to distinguish it from something like a lowercase "l" (elle).

Due to those changes the version 7 font was about 15% wider:

All of that adds up to make it require a lot closer inspection to my eye. That "rim" section takes pretty close inspection to distinguish on a small screen at any kind of distance (if it's on a second monitor, for example).

Ben

Thank you @robeden! I've asked our design team to take a look at this, and see if it is something we can improve. 💙

Ben

rctneil

+1

robeden

Thanks, @Ben

Ben

You're very welcome. I received some feedback from design: they agree that at a minimum there is some work to be done with the current font (notably with the kerning). They are also considering a monospaced font change, primarily for code blocks in markdown formatted notes, but potentially for passwords as well. In short, we agree there is improvement that could be made here. I can't promise when there will be resources available to work on those improvements, but it is an area they're aware of. 😊 Thanks for bringing this up!

Ben

viswiz

+1

[Deleted User]

+1

PeterG_1P

Thank you for the votes, folks. We're listening and taking your input into consideration!

atlas

Guys. A variable-width font for passwords? Seriously? After how many years of using a proper (i.e., monospace) font? 16? This is wrong on so many levels… It almost seems as if you don’t understand what a password is. It's not running text. Can you please fix this?

PeterG_1P

The feedback has passed on to our development team, @atlas.

ref: dev/core/core#5589

atlas

Thanks, @PeterG_1P , I hope this gets addressed soon.

PeterG_1P

Thanks, @atlas. We'll make sure to post of any relevant updates to this. 👍

atlas

@PeterG_1P: Thank you!