General Ledger - Can't Enter Transaction Amounts

[Geert Janssens]

On Monday 02 December 2013 08:45:32 John Ralls wrote:
> On Dec 2, 2013, at 7:52 AM, Ted Baker <ted at eb-analytics.com> wrote:
> >   Good Morning to the group;
> >   
> >   When using versions GnuCash 2.5.8 and GnuCash 2.5.9 I am unable to
> >   enter new transactions via the general ledger. The dollar amount
> >   entered in either the "Funds In" or "Funds Out" column disappear
> >   when I proceed to the next line in the split. I can enter the
> >   transaction but it is saved without any data for funds in or out.
> >   
> >   Transactions entered through individual account register show up
> >   okay
> >   in the general ledger. And I can edit an existing transaction via
> >   the
> >   general ledger; just can't create a new transaction.
> >   
> >   This error occurs when using the SQLite3 back end as well as with
> >   the
> >   XML back end.
> >   
> >   Currently testing Windows Vista and gnuCash 2.5.9.
> >   
> >   Anybody else experiencing the same issue?
> 
> Yup, I see it on OSX as well.
I don't see this on Fedora 19 with the latest trunk. So either it has been fixed between 2.5.9 
and trunk, or it's a platform dependent issue.
> 
> Another new issue with 2.5.9: The Tip of the Day preference isn't
> getting saved, so the dialog displays at every startup.
> 
I don't see this either. I can toggle the preference (both on the dialog window or in the general 
preferences) and it is respected at startup.

Geert