i got your point mike
the fact is HFS is constantly going where i didn't think to 8O
i never thought someone would have created many accounts :#)
anyway, next beta will behave this way: when you click on the password field, text will be clear. instead, when it is not focused, it is masked.
but if the field is empty, it will stay masked also when you click on it, so if you are creating a new password, it will stay hidden.