Tab operation with memorised transaction in Basic Ledger view

[Derek Atkins]

Colin Law <clanlaw at googlemail.com> writes:

> Hi
>
> I am contemplating trying to develop a patch that provides
> (optionally) the ability to specify that when tab is hit after
> entering the description for a memorised transaction, that the cursor
> moves to the account field rather than skipping to the value field.
>
> As this is my first look at the code could someone help to get me
> going by providing me with a couple of clues as to the general area of
> code where the movement between fields in the register is handled, and
> also where the preferences dialog is handled?  Meanwhile I feel some
> global text searching coming on.  It is not always easy to get the
> right keywords though in unknown code.

Look in src/register/...  I dont know where under there, offhand.
Unfortunately there are multiple code paths based on the way you
move through the register.

> Thanks
>
> Colin Law

-derek

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