I have a massive chart of accounts, how can I search?

[Geert Janssens]

On Tuesday 19 April 2016 17:41:31 Maf. King wrote:
> On Tuesday, 19 April 2016 12:20:16 BST Derek Atkins wrote:
> > Hi,
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
> > Note that when you're entering transactions there are keyboard
> > shortcuts> 
> > to handle your account hierarchies.  I.e. you can type:
> >   E x : U t : E l
> > 
> > to get to Expenses:Utilities:Electricity
> > 
> > -derek
> 
> Hi,
> 
> That typing shortcut has caught me out a couple of times since I
> jumped up to 2.6.11.  about half a dozen times recently I've ended up
> creating gobledy- gook, but I haven't worked out yet exactly what is
> happening.
> 
> I think it involves autofill, and to take your example, Derek, I  have
> been ending up with something like Ex:Utilitypenses.  Does this sound
> familiar to anyone else?

Yes, I have seen this happen at irregular intervals in the past. Sometimes it would happen all 
the time and then it wouldn't any more for another period of time. I never figured out the cause 
either. (Though I admit I didn't look very hard...)

Geert