problem with quick-fill and multiple splits

[Mark Johnson]

I've been having a problem (originally with 1.8.9, but still with 
1.8.10) entering transactions with multiple splits when the quick-fill 
feature is used.

1. select date, tab over to Description field
2. Enter the first part of a description until it matches a previous 
transaction.
3. Click the split button on the toolbar.
4. Tab past various fields to the account.  Change the account.
5. Tab over to the payment column.  Change the amount.
6. Tab to the next split in the transation.  When I arrive there, the 
amount I entered in the previous split is now blank.

I have been able to determine that this only occurs if I change BOTH the 
account and the amount.  Naturally, this is important for stores where 
one buys a variety of goods.

This is accompanied by a bunch of lines output on the starting shell 
like this:
Warning: PrintAmountInternal: Bad numeric.

The account in which I am trying to enter the transaction is a credit 
card account.  My data were imported recently from a bunch of Quicken98 
QIF files.  There are 7 years of data in there, so it is quite large.

I compiled 1.8.9 with CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium2" and also with 
CFLAGS="-g".  The problem occurred in both versions.  Version 1.8.10 has 
been compiled with CFLAGS="-O2 -march=pentium2".  The behaviour is 
identical in all instances.

My system is based upon Slackware 10 with kernel version 2.6.9.  I have 
installed sufficient libraries for gnome 1.4 to get gnucash to compile 
as per instructions found at:
http://rjmarq.org/gnucash.html
This worked even though the instructions are for Slackware 9.1.

There is a workaround - enter a different description every time so that 
the quick fill feature cannot prefill the transaction.  However, I would 
prefer not to have to do this.

Anyone else experiencing a similar problem?  Or better yet, any suggestions?

Mark Johnson