[ddawkins]

Why can this not be a spacebar dropdown selection with predictive typing like most other selections?

I am new to Profile and find it to be a generally mature software but this one selection sticks out like a sore thumb it still looks like a paper return. The numbers one to six mean nothing to me and I suspect most newbies.

The only other general fault I find is the extreme lack of mnemonics in the keystrokes but changing the software at this point would only confuse a raft of users.

If I missed something please let me know.

Thanks,

D

[Tim Parris]

I imagine the grid of six choices reflect the form which it was based. However, most other software isn't mnemonic... TaxPrep uses the numbers 1 through 6 as well, though in a drop-down list.

[ddawkins]

Tim Parris, on Dec 2 2007, 06:25 AM, said:

I imagine the grid of six choices reflect the form which it was based. However, most other software isn't mnemonic... TaxPrep uses the numbers 1 through 6 as well, though in a drop-down list.

Since I am new to this I guess my expectations are a bit different. I am used to shortcuts like:

ctl-l larger
ctl-h hide
ctl-b batch
ctl-t tidy
ctl-s sort
ctl-d duplicate

As a trainer I had very little trouble entrenching short cuts like these into peoples minds. Even the ones that did not make sense at first could be explained. Ctl-k is ksmaller, easy enough one letter back down the keyboard and the k is silent.

Even windows uses mnemonics extensively ctl-a select all, ctl-c copy, ctl-x cut look for the pair of scissors, ctl-b bold, ctl-u underline and so on.

Even F keys tend to be organised for variations on a theme.

However changes now would only provide confusion unless the old keystrokes could be kept in place as legacy.

I do notice in a couple of places the spacebar toggles the answer. If this were implemented for all 2 choice answers it would save many keystrokes over the course of a year. To maintain a visual cue the answer boxes could be enlarged and one answer left justified and the second right justified.

DD

[Tim Parris]

There is a list of shortcuts in the help system. Try to search for Shortcut when you are in help.