Maybe two buttons too?

Don't forget additional radio buttons. Which might be a different kind of confusing.

The best approach here is IMHO one field for both username and e-mail address. The logic behind should understand if the user has inserted an username or an email address.

Another improvement could be change "E-mail new password" into "Send new password".

drupal.org/node/82435

Two buttons makes sense to me.

IMHO two buttons don't make things easier...

Instead it makes harder.

woudl having them NEXT to each other in stead of UNDER help? And vae the work OR between them?

I think fax8 is on to something with 1 input box. Why clutter the UI with extra buttons? One simple box that accepts either the email address or username is brillant.

Out of curiosity, how does chx's patch affect Drupal ID's? Yes, it's been that long since I've used one.

If we never need to request passwords for distributed log-ins, then a single input box can work perfectly. Otherwise, there is some ambiguity.

However, given that there is still a look-up in the user table for a match, and the one-time-use-link is only sent to the email address on file, there is little security risk. Single box gets a +1 from me.

I agree that one input box is good (as fax8 suggested) "Enter username or email address) and the logic behind the coding decides what you've done.

But then again, issues with Drupal IDs. But in my opinion, if it finds a Drupal ID that it is the same as if you've put in a username, so I am noty sure whether this really is a problem.

Kobus

+1 on the one field, one button