[Feature] Keyboard "navigation" in date fields #1923

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opened 2026-02-28 19:58:37 -06:00 by GiteaMirror · 3 comments
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Originally created by @mcmikemn on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025).

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Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve?

When the cursor is in a date field, it would be nice to have a few keyboard shortcuts:

  • left arrow decreases the currently entered date by 1 day
  • righ arrow increases the currently entered date by 1 day
  • "t" enters today's date

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One sentence in documentation would suffice, or don't even mention it and leave it as an easter egg that's discovered and shared organically.

Originally created by @mcmikemn on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025). ### Verified feature request does not already exist? - [x] I have searched and found no existing issue ### 💻 - [ ] Would you like to implement this feature? ### Pitch: what problem are you trying to solve? When the cursor is in a date field, it would be nice to have a few keyboard shortcuts: - left arrow decreases the currently entered date by 1 day - righ arrow increases the currently entered date by 1 day - "t" enters today's date ### Describe your ideal solution to this problem _No response_ ### Teaching and learning One sentence in documentation would suffice, or don't even mention it and leave it as an easter egg that's discovered and shared organically.
GiteaMirror added the needs votesfeature labels 2026-02-28 19:58:37 -06:00
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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

Thanks for sharing your idea!

This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution).

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): :sparkles: Thanks for sharing your idea! :sparkles: This repository uses lodash style issue management for enhancements. That means enhancement issues are automatically closed. This doesn’t mean we don’t accept feature requests, though! We will consider implementing ones that receive many upvotes, and we welcome contributions for any feature requests marked as needing votes (just post a comment first so we can help you make a successful contribution). The enhancement backlog can be found here: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual/issues?q=label%3A%22needs+votes%22+sort%3Areactions-%2B1-desc+ Don’t forget to upvote the top comment with 👍! <!-- feature-auto-close-comment -->
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@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

Even better to use the same keyboard inputs as QuickBooks. (+ - )

@Juulz commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): Even better to use the same keyboard inputs as QuickBooks. (+ - )
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@mcmikemn commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025):

Or maybe:

  • left-arrow, -, and down-arrow all subtract one day
  • right-arrow, +, and up-arrow all add one day
  • t goes to today
@mcmikemn commented on GitHub (Mar 3, 2025): Or maybe: - left-arrow, -, and down-arrow all subtract one day - right-arrow, +, and up-arrow all add one day - t goes to today
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Reference: github-starred/actual#1923