Account selection lists

[David T.]

Hidden accounts display in the combo box. Placeholder accounts do not. This is known behavior.

David

> On Nov 17, 2016, at 10:20 PM, Peter Kiessling <pjkiess at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Interestingly if I do use the typing method, for instance "ex" for expenses, the list that comes up includes " hidden" accounts. The main account list does not include them. 
> Pete
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:49:06 +0000
> From: "bernie at ledwick.me.uk" <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
> Cc: "David T. via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
> Subject: Re: Account selection lists
> Message-ID: <bf625bf1-a3b8-467e-8c66-da6209f74cb0 at typeapp.com>
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> 
> Colin, 
> 
> That may be so in some cases. I guess it depends on the complexity of your chart of accounts. It would be nice to have the option,? though. 
> 
> ?Regards, 
> 
> Bernie 
> 
>> On 17 Nov 2016, 16:44, at 16:44, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 17 November 2016 at 16:33, bernie at ledwick.me.uk
>> <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> David,
>>> 
>>> Thanks for the suggestion.  It does help a bit,  but takes me back 40
>>> years to before the mouse was invented.
>> 
>> 
>> That may be so, but if you know the acct you want it is much faster
>> than
>> using the mouse.
>> 
>> Colin
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> ?Regards,
>>> 
>>> Bernie
>>> 
>>> On 16 Nov 2016, 13:21, at 13:21, "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>>> Hi Bernie,
>>>> 
>>>> If you begin typing the tree, it will quickly pare the list down
>> based
>>>> on your typing. Moreover, if you type the Account Separator
>> character
>>>> (usually the ?:?) it will move to the next level in the hierarchy.
>> So,
>>>> to get to Expenses:Auto:Fuel, I can type: ex:au:f
>>>> 
>>>> See if that helps you.
>>>> 
>>>> David
>>>> 
>>>>> On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Bernie Ledwick <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I don't know if this has been raised before or how difficult it
>> would
>>>> be to
>>>>> achieve, but when posting items to accounts, all accounts are
>> listed
>>>> every
>>>>> time. This means that, for example if I want to post to an account
>> in
>>>> the
>>>>> expenses section, I need to scroll through all the income
>> accounts.
>>>> Would it
>>>>> be possible to have an option where the list is presented as a
>>>>> collapsible/expandable tree? The only closely relevant option I
>> see
>>>> is to
>>>>> "Only display leaf account names", which still displays all the
>>>> accounts.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> 
>>>>> Bernie
>>>>> 
>>>>> ______________________________
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Nov 17, 2016, at 9:00 AM, gnucash-user-request at gnucash.org wrote:
>> 
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2016 16:49:06 +0000
>> From: "bernie at ledwick.me.uk" <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>> Cc: "David T. via gnucash-user" <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>> Subject: Re: Account selection lists
>> Message-ID: <bf625bf1-a3b8-467e-8c66-da6209f74cb0 at typeapp.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>> 
>> Colin, 
>> 
>> That may be so in some cases. I guess it depends on the complexity of your chart of accounts. It would be nice to have the option,? though. 
>> 
>> ?Regards, 
>> 
>> Bernie 
>> 
>>> On 17 Nov 2016, 16:44, at 16:44, Colin Law <clanlaw at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 17 November 2016 at 16:33, bernie at ledwick.me.uk
>>> <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> David,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for the suggestion.  It does help a bit,  but takes me back 40
>>>> years to before the mouse was invented.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> That may be so, but if you know the acct you want it is much faster
>>> than
>>> using the mouse.
>>> 
>>> Colin
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> ?Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Bernie
>>>> 
>>>> On 16 Nov 2016, 13:21, at 13:21, "David T." <sunfish62 at yahoo.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Bernie,
>>>>> 
>>>>> If you begin typing the tree, it will quickly pare the list down
>>> based
>>>>> on your typing. Moreover, if you type the Account Separator
>>> character
>>>>> (usually the ?:?) it will move to the next level in the hierarchy.
>>> So,
>>>>> to get to Expenses:Auto:Fuel, I can type: ex:au:f
>>>>> 
>>>>> See if that helps you.
>>>>> 
>>>>> David
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Nov 16, 2016, at 4:58 PM, Bernie Ledwick <bernie at ledwick.me.uk>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don't know if this has been raised before or how difficult it
>>> would
>>>>> be to
>>>>>> achieve, but when posting items to accounts, all accounts are
>>> listed
>>>>> every
>>>>>> time. This means that, for example if I want to post to an account
>>> in
>>>>> the
>>>>>> expenses section, I need to scroll through all the income
>>> accounts.
>>>>> Would it
>>>>>> be possible to have an option where the list is presented as a
>>>>>> collapsible/expandable tree? The only closely relevant option I
>>> see
>>>>> is to
>>>>>> "Only display leaf account names", which still displays all the
>>>>> accounts.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Bernie
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> ______________________________
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