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TCTony Cerniglia18/09/2008
CURRENTLY DIMENSION VALUES MUST BE ENTERED FROM A KEY PAD (UNLESS YOU ARE WORKING ON A LAPTOP, THEN YOU NEED TO HUNT THE TOP ROW OF THE "QWERTY" KEYBOARD). THE STEPS REQUIRED ARE REMOVING YOUR HAND FROM THE MOUSE, TAKING YOUR EYES OFF OF THE SCREEN, FOCUSING ON THE KEYPAD, KEYING IN THE VALUE, ACCEPTING THE VALUE, REPLACING YOUR HAND ON THE MOUSE, REFOCUSING ON THE SCREN...THIS IS TRUE FOR EVERY VALUE ENTERED.
THE ENTERING OF THESE VALUES CAN BE SIMPLIFIED AND PRODUCTIVITY INCREASED WITH A SIMPLE RADIO BUTTON THAT CAN OPEN A DIALOG BOX KEYPAD. LIKE I HAVE SHOWN HERE. ACTUALLY, I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS BE A DEFAULT. MAYBE THE BUTTON CAN BE A TOGGLE OR A SETTING IN "OPTIONS".

I AM HAVING DIFFICULTY ATTACHING AN IMAGE OF THIS AS AN EXAMPLE, BUT WILL CONTINUE TO TRY TO ADD THIS

OBVIOUSLY WE NEED ENHANCEMENT REQUESTS FILED FOR THIS TO TAKE PLACE.

PLEASE SUBMIT FOR ALL OF OUR PRODUCTIVITY TO BE INCREASED