problem with entering a stock transaction

[Derek Atkins]

Nathan Neulinger <nneul@umr.edu> writes:

> I've got a stock account for keeping track of pre-bought LP gas. 
> 
> I tried to enter in a transaction from 300 shares/gallons from
> Stocks:Propane to Expenses:Gas at .849. When I enter that in, -300,
> .849, 254.70 in the propane line, gc then fills in something like 216.24
> on the expenses line. Why is it doing that instead of entering 254.70?

What register style are you using? (Basic, Auto-Split, or Journal?)
Are you in double-line mode?

I presume you are entering this txn from the Stocks:Propane register?

Can you detail the exact key-presses and button-clicks that you're using?
For example do you 'tab' between columns, or use the mouse.. Do you tab
off the end of lines or use 'enter'... Things like that....

> It won't let me commit the transaction either. It tries to enter a
> balance correction on another line. 

Not surprising...

> What am I doing wrong here?

You may not be doing anything wrong, but it's hard to say...  This could
be a bug with the multi-currency code, but I don't know for sure.

> This is with current cvs. 

*nods*  Unfortunately my laptop is with my wife so I wont be able
to test this myself until tomorrow at the earliest -- maybe someone
else can play with it.  OTOH, I'm on vacation, so hopefully someone
else can play with it.. ;)

> -- Nathan

-derek
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