[GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?

[Pierre Fortin]

On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 16:31:55 +0000 Gyle McCollam wrote:

>Pierre,
>you stated you have to:
>new method:
> +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
> up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
> up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
>arrows or mouse actions once enough characters have been entered to
>reduce the list where last month's transaction is now visible, etc...
>
>I don't understand why you need to up arrow after each character.  You can type "p", then "r", then "e" just like you used to do. You can type as many letters as you need without selecting "Don't Autocomplete" which is what you seem to be saying.

No, I don't have to up-arrow; but I was trying to make the point that the
new method has added a lot of extra visual cruft and confusion.  Worse,
typing "Pens<TAB>" auto-populated an old "Camper expenses" entry which
now had to be canceled and restarted.  

The old method matched just the beginning while the new matches anything
resulting in too much visual data.  For a new user with little historical
data, this may be fine; but a long time user can have hundreds of entries
which adds to the wasted time getting the job done.

The old way, I only needed to type 1 or 2 characters; now, I have to type
many more characters to narrow the list down to last month's entry...

I'm not trying to dis the new method; it may be fine for some... but
having the option to choose would be appreciated:  one checkbox and:
if old:
  ...
elif new:
  ...

There's a lot of history in some GNC users' data; but it doesn't need to
be put front and center on every new entry... 

HTH,
Pierre

>Thank You,
>
>Gyle McCollam
>
>Gyle McCollam
>
>gmccollam at live.com<mailto:gmccollam at gyleshomes.com>           email
>
>________________________________
>From: gnucash-user <gnucash-user-bounces+gylemc=gmail.com at gnucash.org> on behalf of Pierre Fortin <pf at pfortin.com>
>Sent: Saturday, July 1, 2023 12:11 PM
>To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org <gnucash-user at gnucash.org>
>Subject: Re: [GNC] How to revert to previous input mode?
>
>On Sat, 1 Jul 2023 11:40:38 -0400 Pierre Fortin wrote:
>
>resetting this thread to restate since GNC was updated from 5.1 to 5.3 a
>few days ago....
>
>>GnuCash 5.3
>>Build ID: 5.3+(2023-06-26)  
>
>>>Operating System: Mageia 9
>>>KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
>>>KDE Frameworks Version: 5.105.0
>>>Qt Version: 5.15.7
>>>Kernel Version: 6.3.9-server-2.mga9 (64-bit)
>>>Graphics Platform: X11
>>>Processors: 20 × 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700K
>>>Memory: 125.5 GiB of RAM
>>>Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT
>>>Manufacturer: Dell Inc.
>>>Product Name: XPS 8950  
>
>
>>>>There's been a whole lot of turmoil and change in this area over the last few months, the upshot of which is that autofill has changed a lot between 5.2 and 5.3. 5.4, which should be releasing soon (to fix another serious bug) might address your concerns.
>>>>⁣
>>>>David T.​  
>
>I really don't like the new input mechanism.  It results is much extra
>interaction:
>
>old method to enter a monthly recurring transaction:
> +|- to change date, TAB, TAB, p[revious tansaction], TAB, ENTER (done)
>
>new method:
> +|-. TAB, TAB, p(long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
> up-arrow, ENTER, pr(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
> up-arrow, ENTER, pre(still long list with "Don't Autocomplete" at top,
>arrows or mouse actions once enough characters have been entered to
>reduce the list where last month's transaction is now visible, etc...
>
>With LOTS of one-of entries since 2006, the new method is less than
>friendly.  I can appreciate that it may work for some [new] GNC users; but
>the original method is much better/faster for long term users users with a
>huge history of entries.  Besides, typical use is to process mostly the
>same transactions month to month where the old method excelled...
>
>Given an option, I would select the old method as it was MUCH faster.
>
>Thanks,
>Pierre
>
>>>>On Jul 1, 2023, 16:33, at 16:33, Pierre Fortin <pf at pfortin.com> wrote:
>>>>  
>>>>>Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>>Having used gnucash for many years, I've been quite happy with all my
>>>>>built-in history where most new entries could be done in a minimum of
>>>>>keystrokes.
>>>>>
>>>>>The new interface where it offers all(?) the possible choices is
>>>>>driving
>>>>>my nuts.  This change has slowed down data and entry wasting time...
>>>>> In my late 70s; this matters!
>>>>>
>>>>>This morning, trying to enter "Pens", it insists on picking "Camper
>>>>>expenses" unless I grab the mouse and click where TAB was all I
>>>>> needed.
>>>>>  ^^^^
>>>>>
>>>>>Is there a way to revert back to the previous interface?  This should
>>>>>be
>>>>>a choice in settings.  Maybe it's there; but I haven't found it...
>>>>>
>>>>>Thanks for an otherwise great program,
>>>>>Pierre  
>
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