On 10/12/2013 6:15 PM, Chuck Davis wrote:
For those of us who grew up on real computers the only appropriate way to get from one input field to the next is hitting the enter key. You
Well, I grew up with a real computer. There was no enter key on the 029 key punch; that only came along later for those spoiled kids who wanted to use a C-R-T. But using keyboards and CRTs would hardly constitute real computer use. Punch cards.
know what that does in a browser...makes efficient data input impossible. NOBODY should have to hit the tab key to move the cursor to the next field. Using the mouse is insulting enough to move from one
That's a curious contention. The earliest 3270 had both dedicated tab and back tab keys.
drop down to the next (which can also be done by hitting the enter key in a real application). If you are a hunt-and-peck typist, of course, it probably doesn't make any difference. Stuff gets to the database by being input by somebody. For Accounts Payable (AP) that is usually a clerk who enters orders/invoices all day. There are many input fields involved for item, rate, units, etc., etc. including sometimes lengthy descriptions. That's how stuff gets into the database and doing that in a browser is extremely tedious and VERY inefficient.
That's very one-dimensional thinking. A browser-based app can do anything that a desktop app can do, especially with Ajax eliminating round trip requirements.
If you want short hand command-line data entry like the Sabre system, that can be provided in a browser app. But as others have pointed out, browser apps have traditionally been targeted at broader audiences.
For people who are only checking inventory, checking invoice status, order status, credit status, etc. a browswer interface is superb. Why bother writing a real application for something that trivial? The point is, use the right tool for the task. It's not always a browser and those who think so are showing their ignorance of a huge and varied technology world.
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