[Splasm Software] Why can't I tab to the TYPE field?

[tutu11]

When I am entering transactions, it will tab between each field EXCEPT the type field. I always have to go back and manually choose my selection. What am I doing wrong? I enter the date, hit tab and it skips the Type field and goes straight to the amount field--this really slows me down to go back to the type field each time. HELP! I have quite a few type options I made for myself so I need to change them constantly. I have it chosen as NONE in the box which is fine but will it not just tab to it at least so I don't need to backtrack on each entry?

[Ath]

Can you please provide a pointer (or link) to the software you are referring to?

[Curt]

Splasm: https://www.splasm.com/products/

Splasm is for Mac only, so I for one cannot help.

Splasm CheckBook Support: https://www.splasm.c...eckbook/support.html

Splasm CheckBook: https://www.splasm.c...checkbook/index.html

[Splasm Software] Why can't I tab to the TYPE field?

[wraith808]

When I am entering transactions, it will tab between each field EXCEPT the type field. I always have to go back and manually choose my selection. What am I doing wrong? I enter the date, hit tab and it skips the Type field and goes straight to the amount field--this really slows me down to go back to the type field each time. HELP! I have quite a few type options I made for myself so I need to change them constantly. I have it chosen as NONE in the box which is fine but will it not just tab to it at least so I don't need to backtrack on each entry?

-tutu11 (January 24, 2019, 01:55 AM)

Have you tried to go to the site of the software to ask for support?

[Ath]

Splasm: https://www.splasm.com/products/

-Curt (January 31, 2019, 06:31 PM)

Thanks Curt, but my aim was to educate the OP in formulating a more complete question, but maybe that's to much to ask for drive-by posters

[Curt]

What am I doing wrong? I enter the date, hit tab

-tutu11 (January 24, 2019, 01:55 AM)

then stop hitting Tab. Maybe try [→] (arrow right)?

[Shades]

@tutu11:

Guidelines state that all fields (where you can fill in or adjust content) must be accessible by using the tab key. Preferably in order of sequence.

Not much the end-user can do about this, except notify the author of the software and request for a new build in which this omission is fixed. It is normally a very simple/easy fix. Once the tab key setup is in place, programmers barely check if something in the tab key order is going wrong after they adjust the content in the screen. And is is usually not necessary to do such a check from a coding standpoint. So those checks do not happen too often at the coders side.