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Ok, this is a really insignificant problem, but I thought I'd record it anyway...

When signing in through BBCiD, the tab key jumps first to the forgotten password link and then to the password field. So if you're not paying attention (like me) you type in your user name, hit tab, type in your password, hit enter, and rather than being signed in, get taken to the forgotten password link.

Name-tab-password-enter used to work on hootoo, just like it does on nearly every other site out there. Hence the confusion. Minor issue, but since we're in the middle of a site redesign, I thought I'd mention it

I've spotted that too, Mala. I find it quite irritating.

I use Opera's password manager so I hadn't noticed it, sounds worth changing though.

There's a problem here too: http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/alabaster/F19585?thread=7505856

"I use Opera's password manager so I hadn't noticed it, sounds worth changing though."

me too. But it has stopped recognising the page and doesn't offer me the option to save the password anymore so back to entering it via the keyboard.

It did that to me, I went into preferences and deleted the bit in the password manager that stored it for bbc id and then signed in again and it offered to store it again.

The w*rk computers here only have IE6 on them. Not even firefox But I don't want to stay signed in anyway unless I'm on my own computer. So it catches me every time.

I haven't noticed anything like that. Does it only happen when you've checked the 'remember me' option?

No

Do you use the mouse or the keyboard to jump to the next field? And which browser are you in?

Firefox, and I use the .

Then you won't get it, no.

Seems to be a keyboard problem, the fields are in the wrong order when tabbing through them.

Yes, I missed that bit of information. Just use the then.

Yes I also having the same problems. Type in username+Password try &click on Enter, but the 'Forgotton your password' text is on top of the Enter box, it was working fine till someone added in Settings ie post code, mobile number etc in boxes, sorry BBC I ain't putting my personal details in any boxes! You've my DOB, Email etc. Whats all this change about? I supose they'll be more upset of not been able to get on line when it comes.
I'm signing out.
Should have stopped with SSO!

Smiggle The Little

I see the original problem has now been fixed.

Thank you to anyone reading this who had a hand in it

Indeed. Amusingly it catches me out because I'd got used to tabbing twice! Ah well, it won't take me long to get back in the habit.