The dashboard stats' date picker drives me crazy šŸ˜µā€šŸ’«

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Users are frustrated with the dashboard statsā€™ date picker, which resets the input field when typing numbers, especially when editing dates directly in the text field Canapin. The issue is particularly noticeable when trying to change individual components of the date (year, month, day), as the entire field resets, requiring re-entry Canapin. One user humorously notes the difficulty while showing stats to a friend, highlighting the usability problem Canapin. Another user ganncamp agrees, admitting the behavior is hard to describe without a video. A workaround is suggested: editing dates directly in the URL query Canapin. Additionally, itā€™s noted that entering numbers less than 10 without a leading zero (e.g., ā€˜7ā€™ instead of ā€˜07ā€™) prevents the reset issue Canapin.

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When youā€™re not using the calendar view and writing the date in the text-like field, it tends to reset the field value when we type numbersā€¦ Itā€™s quite frustrating.

I was trying to show some stats to a friend sitting next to me yesterday and he couldnā€™t stop laughing at how much I had trouble setting the dates I wanted. :sweat_smile:

At first, I just want to replace 2022 with 2002. It resets the entire date. Then, I must re-write 2002.
Then I set the month and day, it works.
Then I want to replace the month 01 with 02. It resets the whole date again.
I re-wrote 02 as the month, it works. Then 02 as the day, and then I want to write 2002 as the yearā€¦ It resets the date.

I think something must be done about this field. Until thenā€¦ :person_in_lotus_position: is the way!

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I agree 1000%!
Iā€™ve never posted because trying to describe the behavior (without a video) would make me sound crazy!

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I figured out a few days ago that the current most practical way in my opinion to select dates is to edit them directly in the URL query.

Edit: I also figured out that the reason for which the numbers reset to 0 in the date picker is that if you want to write a number < 10, you must not write 07, but 7. Typing the leading zero makes things go wrong.

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