Thanks for the workaround, Stefano. However, the problem should be fixed for the *default* theme. It is an important usability issue that the typed username is hard to read. It is hard to use for me, who have 20/20 vision. For visually impaired people, it would be a big problem.
In addition, the small font in such a large, empty space is esthetically unappealing; it looks silly. Moreover, it has long been noted that variable-width fonts are unsuitable for input fields, mainly because many characters are easily confused. For example a "1" looks like the "l" of other fonts. Charaters are much clearer in fixed-width fonts. This is why, for example, Apple Safari uses fixed-width fonts for input fields. The user name and the password fields are the most important parts of the login screen, and the most-accessed controls. The text in the user name field should be clearly visible. Please use a 14-point, fixed-width font. -- Unreadable Font Size for GDM Login/Password https://launchpad.net/bugs/36251 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
