< 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.

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