Why no memo field?

James A. Treacy treacy@home.net
Mon, 6 Aug 2001 10:37:38 -0400


On Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 03:43:35PM -0700, Dave Peticolas wrote:
> On 05 Aug 2001 18:40:01 -0400, Timothy Reaves wrote:
> > 	Why is there no memo field.  I can't imagine any accounting software being able to get by without it!  As I am entering in transactions, you need the ability to enter in what was purchased, from whom it was purchased, and what amount the monetry value was.
> > 
> > 	Am I missing something?
> 
> Yes, switch to double-line mode and you get a memo.
> 
An 'auto double-line' mode(*) would be useful. This way memos could be
added without having to switch to double-line mode, but you can add
memos without having to switch modes.

(*)the memo line is only shown for the current transaction.

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James (Jay) Treacy
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