Autocomplete/Quick Fill problems in Transfer Funds Window

[Derek Atkins]

a) this has been fixed in SVN already.
b) Another workaround is to type the first letter, let it autocomplete,
   then move the cursor and type the second letter.

-derek

Quoting kasploosh at cox.net:

> Hello fine people,
>
> I love GnuCash.  I have been using it since January of 2005 for all 
> of my accounting needs, including accounting for pennies picked up 
> off of sidewalks.
>
> For almost all of that time, I was using version 1.8.something.  It 
> was a little bit clunky but I dealt with it, never even needed to ask 
> a question on an email list!
>
> I recently upgraded to version 2.0.5.  I'm really impressed by all 
> the upgrades, the tabbed layout, the icons, the look of it.  It's all 
> around much better, smoother, and not clunky!
>
> However I've run into one problem: Autocomplete (or Quick Fill?) 
> doesn't work properly in a Transfer Funds window.  The way I enter 
> receipts is to hit CTRL + T to get a Transfer Funds window.  I fill 
> out that window and close it.
>
> If it's a common transaction, I'm in habit of typing in the first few 
> letters of the grocery store name, and then hitting enter and letting 
> Autocomplete fill out the rest of the transaction.  However it no 
> longer does this in my 2.0.5 install.
>
> What it does instead is latch on to the first letter and not let go.  
> For instance, I type "G" for "Generic Grocery Store" and it locks on 
> to the alphabetically first G, for example "Gas Station".  I should 
> be able to hit "Ge" to get "Generic Grocery Store", but once I hit 
> that first "G" it fills in "Gas Station" and I have to select all of 
> the text, delete it, and start over!
>
> What I have to do as a workaround is enter some spaces at the 
> beginning of the line so that nothing will autocomplete, then type 
> the description, then go back and erase the spaces.  Sucky!
>
> Also, even if I am able to get the right autocomplete to come up, it 
> still doesn't fill out the rest of the transaction!  In the past, I 
> was able to type "Ge" to get "Generic Grocery Store", hit ENTER, and 
> it would automatically select "Transfer From: Wallet" and "Transfer 
> To: Groceries".  It no longer does this.
>
> Autocomplete works PERFECTLY if I actually type in the Register.  It 
> behaves just like it should, and just like it did before.  But I 
> prefer using the Transfer Funds dialog, if only it were working right.
>
> Has anybody else seen this problem?
>
> I have two ideas of a possible cause:
>
> 1. I have an early release of the 2.X.X version, and it has some bugs 
> in it that have been corrected in subsequent versions.
>
> 2. Because I created my Accounts file in version 1.8.X, then imported 
> it into 2.0.5, the autocomplete data are screwed up.
>
> P.S. I did try to search the archives of the user group for such 
> information, but didn't find anything.  Also sorry for the length of 
> this document.
>
> F.F.
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