Fedora's invisible passwords and visible squabbles

The 3-asterisks thing is probably the most useful compromise, though it's hard to see them move; I would use three *different* characters, like:

*#%

That would make it much easier to see the motion as each key is pressed.

Though, as I say, I tend to just prefer double clicking in the "show password" checkbox; the quick flash is enough, generally, for me to confirm I typed it right.