[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24633: Allow admins to generate and send new passwords for users

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#24633: Allow admins to generate and send new passwords for users
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 Reporter:  mordauk                  |       Owner:
     Type:  enhancement              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Users                    |     Version:
 Severity:  normal                   |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  has-patch needs-testing  |     Focuses:  javascript,
  4.1-early                          |  administration
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Comment (by DrewAPicture):

 Looks like there's a little weirdness with the interaction after
 generating a password with [attachment:24633.16.patch].

 I ran through four common scenarios (imo), and my general conclusion is
 that we should at the very least always show both fields and the strength
 meter whenever the first field is interacted with, whether that be by
 clicking the button, pasting something in, typing something in, or
 clicking the generate button after some text has already been entered in
 one or both of the fields. Or just show all three elements all the time.

 Here are the results of the four scenarios:

 '''1. Clicking the Generate Password button:'''
 * The password is generated and sent to the password field
 * The password is visible
 * The second password field and strength meter don't appear
 * If you select or otherwise interact with the generated password, the
 second password field and strength meter suddenly show up and both fields
 mask the password

 '''2. Pasting a password in to the single-visible password field:'''
 * The password pasted into the first password field is masked
 * The second password field (empty) and strength meter appear

 '''3. Typing a password in to the single-visible password field:'''
 * The password when entered into the first password field is masked
 * The second password field (empty) and strength meter appear

 '''4. Clicking the Generate Password button when the password fields
 already contain something:'''
 * The second password field and strength meter disappear
 * Interacting in some way with the text in the first field then causes the
 second password field and strength meter to appear, with both password
 fields filled and masked

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