Register data entry still broken; detailed keypress steps

[Stanley Long]

Christian Stimming wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Chris started the honorable effort to eventually fix 
> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=327780 . This is great. 
> 
> However, it also means that since r13844 the normal data entry in the register 
> is broken in many view styles. I thought I'd give an as clear description as 
> possible about what I observe here -- this is mostly for Chris, I guess. 
> Here's what I did:
> 
> Open the account register with the preference view style "basic ledger" so 
> that it is in "basic ledger" mode. I click in the date cell of the 
> bottom-most transaction line, the empty line. I select a date with '+' and 
> '-'. Then I press <tab> <tab> to have the cursor in the description cell. I 
> enter the first letters of a previous transaction, until the quickfill 
> quickly fills :-) the rest of the transaction. I press <tab> to accept the 
> quickfill. The cursor is now in the amount cell (here: "Spend" because of 
> Cash register). I enter "2" as the amount. Now I can do many different 
> things. Let's number the possibilities:
> 
> #1: I press <enter> (the normal "Return" key, not the keypad one).
> 

 From the data entry person's view, this was a good thing in past 
versions; key in the initial digits and enter. This was a loop for 
skipping the entry of decimal separator and two zero key presses.

Only a second "enter" key press committed the line.

Thanks you all for your work.

Stanley,
mostly just lurking, but I just completed entry of a past year as a 
start and a system verification for a sole proprietor consulting 
business coordinated with personal household records.