< I don't know anything about your application, but I would seriously consider refactoring the form layout to allow the rapid entry but provide extensions for detailed entry, or, provide an 'expert' form for the rapid entry. You mention tabbing through several tab pages, so simple auto-complete or Intellisense or whatever you will brand it won't be enough by itself. >
The form itself is a government form, so all the details _have_ to be there. The user is required to consider all the details before submitting the form, even though he or she in our opinion very well could have considered the details in his/her head in advance, and then decide to use either a simplified or a detailed form. However, the idea that we are investigating at the moment is to have a "command line" at the top of the form, which will support some kind of intellisense, to allow the user to enter data in the various fields of the form, without ever leaving the command line, working efficiently with the keyboard only. As values are entered, the form switches between the tab pages, and indicates visually in some way that data has been entered into a given field. Should the user so choose, the form is open for direct editing, the intellisense is just meant as a shortcut for experienced users. Eyvind. =================================== This list is hosted by DevelopMentorĀ® http://www.develop.com View archives and manage your subscription(s) at http://discuss.develop.com