title: Is there a clean HTML way to relate a key press to a dropdown item
body: <p>I am working on an application in which I want to allow for quick data entry.  So I want to make a date field selected by int month value (ie 7 = July).  I think I only have 2 options.</p>
  
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  <li>Prepend the number to the Month (1 -- Jan, 2 -- Feb, ... etc) but this is Ugly</li>
  <li>Use JS or jQuery to intercept key presses and select the appropriate month (doable, but messy)</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Is there a way to have a hidden locater for a drop down?</p>
  
  <p>-- Edit for Clarity --</p>
  
  <p>I am trying to allow users to input the date through the keyboard more easily so instead of using a calendar picker (which I have) they could type .... 1 tab 1 tab 2010, which would result in the date Jan 1st, 2010</p>