gnucash-docs maint: Bug 760407 - Note account separator isn't always a colon.

John Ralls jralls at code.gnucash.org
Sun Jan 10 14:43:49 EST 2016


Updated	 via  https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/d4987af2 (commit)
	from  https://github.com/Gnucash/gnucash-docs/commit/28c9bfed (commit)



commit d4987af20c798237dbcbd073360c2b7f510dcf2b
Author: John Ralls <jralls at ceridwen.us>
Date:   Sun Jan 10 11:43:14 2016 -0800

    Bug 760407 - Note account separator isn't always a colon.

diff --git a/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml b/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml
index f4a38c1..e0fc856 100644
--- a/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml
+++ b/help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml
@@ -270,15 +270,25 @@ Translators:
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>
-          <para>When typing into the account field <application>&app;</application> will also attempt to automatically match the account
-          name with an existing account.  It does this alphabetically, so typing <keycap>Ex</keycap> will match the <emphasis>Expenses</emphasis>
-          section of the account list. When the section is matched, it is possible to move to a child account by
-          pressing <keycap>:</keycap> (colon). If after typing <keycap>Ex</keycap> you press <keycap>:</keycap> then the cursor will
-          move to the first child account in the list.  Typing combinations of letters and <keycap>:</keycap> will
-          allow movement down the tree of accounts quickly. The triangle icon on the right of the <guilabel>Transfer</guilabel> box can
-          be used as an alternate way of selecting accounts.  Up & down arrow keys will also move up/down the
-          displayed list of accounts.
+          <para> Accounts may be selected either by typing them in or
+          by pressing the small button on the right of the
+          <guilabel>Transfer</guilabel> field, which will display a
+          pick list of all non-placeholder accounts.
           </para>
+          <para> When typing, <application>&app;</application> will
+          fill in available accounts as you type. For example, if you
+          have <emphasis>Equity</emphasis> and
+          <emphasis>Expenses</emphasis> top-level accounts, typing
+          <keycap>E</keycap> will fill in <emphasis
+          role="bold">Equity</emphasis> because it sorts before
+          <emphasis role="bold">Expenses</emphasis>. Continuing to
+          type <keycap>x</keycap> will present <emphasis
+          role="bold">Expenses</emphasis> the account separator
+          (<keycap>:</keycap> by default, see <xref
+          linkend="prefs-accounts"></xref>Account Preferences about
+          changing it) will accept the currently offered account so
+          that you can start typing the name of a child
+          account.</para>
         </listitem>
 
         <listitem>



Summary of changes:
 help/C/Help_ch_Transactions.xml | 26 ++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)



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