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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