[AccessD] Short Date Input Mask question

...hhhmmm ...I use the Logitech marble with my left hand ...only thumb use
is for a right click :)

William Hindman
You know the world is upside down when Bill Clinton wins a Grammy and Janet
Jackson is the subject of a government sex investigation. Argus Hamilton.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charlotte Foust" <cfoust at infostatsystems.com>
To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 12:37 PM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] Short Date Input Mask question


> Hah!  I got tendonitis in my thumb using a trackball.  Had to go back to
> a mouse.  That just shows that there is no single right answer. :-}
>
> Charlotte Foust
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: William Hindman [mailto:wdhindman at bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:25 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] Short Date Input Mask question
>
>
> ...shortcut keys/number pad activate each calendar function ...and I've
> got every client converted to trackballs instead of mice ...I used to
> have severe CTS using a mouse but since moving to trackballs I've been
> symptom free :)
>
> William Hindman
> You know the world is upside down when Bill Clinton wins a Grammy and
> Janet Jackson is the subject of a government sex investigation. Argus
> Hamilton.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Heenan, Lambert" <Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com>
> To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:52 AM
> Subject: RE: [AccessD] Short Date Input Mask question
>
>
> > Bryan,
> >
> > Point taken. This was why I made the comment about mass data input. In
> point
> > of fact it is possible, though a bit clunky, to select a date with the
>
> > keyboard, and I should perhaps revisit the design on the form to make
> > it easier to do so.
> >
> > RSI is a serious problem, and I sympathize with your for having to
> > deal
> with
> > it. However it's not confined to mouse use, indeed I remember it first
> being
> > reported back in the 80's before mice very prevalent. In those days
> > the blame was laid at the door of the extreme ease with which computer
> keyboards
> > operated vs. manual typewriters. This allowed for very rapid
> > keystrokes, which was thought to be the root cause of RSI.
> >
> > I also see people who have bizarre ideas about how they should
> > position their keyboards and mice. In short there are lots of factors
> > involved, and at the end of the day the user has to figure out the
> > best way to use the d*mned machines. So, to reiterate, I think I'll
> > take the time to redesign
> my
> > date picker form to allow for better keyboard use of it.
> >
> > Lambert
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Bryan Carbonnell [SMTP:Bryan_Carbonnell at cbc.ca]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 9:52 AM
> > > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > > Subject: RE: [AccessD] Short Date Input Mask question
> > >
> > > Lambert,
> > >
> > > It may work fine for you, but does it work for your users? Do you
> > > force them to use the mouse to select the date, or can they do
> > > everything they need to from the keyboard?
> > >
> > > The only reason I bring this up is that I have had RSI from moving
> > > between the mouse and keyboard for data entry too much. It got to
> > > the point where by 10 AM I could not feel my little finger and half
> > > of my lower arm becaude of it.
> > >
> > > As soon as I got one application that I used on a regular basis more
>
> > > keyboard friendly it helped.
> > >
> > > Just try to keep that in mind. I know I always do. I let users use
> > > the mouse or enter with the keyboard. Their choice.
> > >
> > > Bryan Carbonnell
> > > bryan_carbonnell at cbc.ca
> > >
> > >
> > > >>> Lambert.Heenan at AIG.com 17-Mar-04 9:21:45 AM >>>
> > > My solution to date entry is simple - I never let user's type in a
> > > date. They always pick the date from a simple calendar form (though
> > > I don't use
> > > the MS Calendar control). Click on a date field and up pops the date
> > > picker.
> > > While this would not be suitable, perhaps, in applications where
> > > massive
> > > numbers of dates need to be entered, I find it works just fine for
> me.
> > >
> > > Lambert
> > >
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