Entering transactions in double/multi-line view

[Matthew Vanecek]

On 04 Jun 2001 18:15:26 -0700, Dave Peticolas wrote:
> On 04 Jun 2001 19:40:14 -0500, Matthew Vanecek wrote:
> > Hi, all.  This has been really bugging me, and I don't know if it's
> > something I've been doing, or if it's a bug.   I've got my style set to
> > Auto Single. 
> > 
> > When I open a transaction, it appears with the main line, and then the
> > various lines for the accounts the money is split between, and then a
> > final blank line.  If my current focus is on the last populated line of
> > the record, and I hit enter, I get dropped to the blank line.  If I hit
> > Enter again, a new blank line is created (total: 2 blank lines).  If I
> > then click on the first blank line, a new blank line is created before
> > the focus is moved to the first blank line.  I then right-click on the
> > blank lines and delete them, each time answering "Yes" to the
> > "do-you-really-want-to-do-what-you-said-you-wanted-to-do?" dialogue box
> > (where's the config to turn that off?).
> > 
> > Now, to me, the expected behavior is thus: if my current focus is on a
> > blank line (the last line of a split transaction), and I hit enter, the
> > next record should be focussed on (as opposed to more blank lines being
> > created ad infinitum).
> > 
> > This has been a problem for me as far as I can remember back using
> > gnucash with the multiple-line views.  It affects both bank accounts and
> > credit card accounts (and income/expense 'accounts', as well).  
> > 
> > Note that if I am on the first line, and then hit enter until I reach
> > the last populated line of the record, and then TAB through each field
> > from first to last of that last populated line (placing me in the blank
> > line), and *then* press enter, focus gets moved to the next record.
> 
> This only occurs when you use the enter on the numeric keypad, right?
> 
> I can duplicate this in 1.4.12, but not in 1.5.98, so I think we have
> fixed this for 1.6.0. There will probably not be another release in
> the 1.4 series.
> 
> dave
> 

No, it doesn't matter which Enter key I use.  Typing without looking, I
more often use the normal number keys than I do the keypad, especially
when mixing letters and numbers.

If it's not re-creatable in 1.5.x, then I could probably deal with it a
little longer, until 1.6.0 comes out.  I took long enough to report it,
anyhow.  If I get really desperate, I could always go code-diving, I
guess...

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