gnucash-docs maint: Add warning and tip about account separator character

Frank H. Ellenberger fell at code.gnucash.org
Thu Sep 25 14:56:21 EDT 2014


Updated	 via  https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/c16b6743 (commit)
	from  https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/0b429cbb (commit)



commit c16b67439ce944631b58ae5c8283e35f61659067
Author: Frank H. Ellenberger <frank.h.ellenberger at gmail.com>
Date:   Thu Sep 25 20:49:13 2014 +0200

    Add warning and tip about account separator character

diff --git a/guide/C/ch_txns.xml b/guide/C/ch_txns.xml
index bc4327a..2e309f5 100644
--- a/guide/C/ch_txns.xml
+++ b/guide/C/ch_txns.xml
@@ -390,20 +390,24 @@
     <title>Using Entry Shortcuts</title>
 
     <para><application>&app;</application> provides several time-saving shortcuts for entering your
-    data. When you type the first few characters of a description that you
-    have used before, the QuickFill feature automatically fills in the rest of
-    the transaction as you last entered it. When you type in the first
-    characters of an account name in either the <guilabel>Transfer</guilabel>
-    field of the transaction line or the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> field of
-    the split line, QuickFill will automatically complete the name from your
-    account list. It also helps you with entering sub-accounts in these
-    fields: simply type the first characters of the parent account name
-    followed by a colon and the first characters of the sub-account name. For
-    example, to enter <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis>, you might type
-    <userinput>A:C</userinput> and let <application>&app;</application> fill in the rest.</para>
-
+      data. When you type the first few characters of a description that you
+      have used before, the QuickFill feature automatically fills in the rest of
+      the transaction as you last entered it. When you type in the first
+      characters of an account name in either the <guilabel>Transfer</guilabel>
+      field of the transaction line or the <guilabel>Account</guilabel> field of
+      the split line, QuickFill will automatically complete the name from your
+      account list. It also helps you with entering sub-accounts in these
+      fields: simply type the first characters of the parent account name
+      followed by a <keycap>:</keycap> (colon) and the first characters of the sub-account name. For
+      example, to enter <emphasis>Assets:Checking</emphasis>, you might type
+      <userinput>A:C</userinput> and let <application>&app;</application> fill in the rest.</para>
+    <warning><para>Because <keycap>:</keycap> is the account separator symbol,
+      you can not use it in your account names!</para></warning>
+    <tip><para>If you really need the colon in your account names, you can select another symbol by
+      <menuchoice><guimenu>Edit</guimenu><guisubmenu>Preferences</guisubmenu><guisubmenu>Accounts</guisubmenu>
+      <guilabel>Character</guilabel></menuchoice>.</para></tip>
     <para>Register keyboard shortcuts also save you time, and <application>&app;</application> provides
-    several of them. In the date field, you can type:</para>
+      several of them. In the date field, you can type:</para>
 
     <itemizedlist>
       <listitem>



Summary of changes:
 guide/C/ch_txns.xml | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)



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