Jamie comments on keyboard and movements.
The strategy for moving after a key press or mouse in Entry Client is this: a. tab, "arrow down" or enter : move to next field b. shift+tab, "arrow up": move to previous field c. when clicking with the mouse: move to that field d. arrow down in last field: move to first field e. arrow up in first field: move to last field
The date rule now is: One number: entered as first of dmy/mdy/ymd type, e.g. year for ymd Two numbers: entered as first of dmy/mdy/ymd type, e.g. year for ymd if more than 12 in a mdy field, then reject entering
More than two numbers: depends in the same manner on field type (dmy/mdy/ymd)
Jamie Hockin suggests to always use a single (or two) digits as day, and I suppose up to four digits always as day + month.
Please discuss here on the list which logic you would like to see.
regards Jens Lauritsen EpiData Association