Split transactions

[Dave Peticolas]

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On Mon, 2001-11-26 at 23:43, Doug Laidlaw wrote:
> When i try to enter split transactions, gnucash adjusts figures along the=
 way=20
> to make things balance.  That is good.  But if I add an item to the list,=
 the=20
> program alters another specific item I have already entered, to make them=
 all=20
> add up to the total.  This means that I never know how to sort it out.
>=20
> Is there a way of having a dummy entry to absorb these changes, and which=
=20
> will eventually be zero?  Short of creating a nominal account called "dum=
my",=20
> I mean  I haven't really noticed, but the item that changes all the time=20
> might be the first.
>=20
> Another option might be to let me type anything but refuse to save the=20
> transaction if it doesn't balance,  but I have promised not to suggest an=
y=20
> more programming changes, and it isn't much use without a "helper" line w=
hich=20
> keeps track of the difference.
>=20
> The moral of this and the previous posting seems to be: split transaction=
s=20
> are undesirable.

It sounds like you are using GnuCash 1.4, in which case the moral of the
story is GnuCash 1.6 is much better :) GnuCash 1.6 doesn't mess with the
other split values while you are entering your transction.

dave


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