gnucash-user Digest, Vol 119, Issue 35

[Colin Law]

On 14 February 2013 16:29, DonM <dm413-gc at intielectronics.com> wrote:
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: gnucash-user Digest, Vol 119, Issue 35
> From: gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: 2/14/2013 10:31 AM
>
>>> Actually, the memo field is the second line that appears below the
>>> >description when you are using the the double line (Basic Ledger)view.
>>> >The field that is associated to split lines is called Notes.  You can
>>> >see that when you put the curser highlight on a split line and look at
>>> >the title bar.  This is an important distinction, particularly if you
>>> >are using business features such as accounts payable, but not so much
>>> >for most of the rest of us, unless we are doing a search.
>
>
>> It is the other way round in fact (memo vs notes)
>>
>> Colin
>
>
> Right. So I stand by my original statement: If I am searching a bank account
> and specify that I want to look for "memo" fields, then I am inherently
> looking for a split (memo fields only exist in splits), and I  would expect
> to find the text.

You will, but only if you are in the Accounts tab, or on the register
for the account that the split is allocated to.

Colin