problems using subaccounts with Profit and Loss report

[Dongagami D-Lux]

Hello,

Sorry if this is a repost. I don't know if my mail client ever sent out my 
previous message.

I'm running GnuCash 1.8.8 on Gentoo. GnuCash was emerged from portage.

I'm trying to use the profit/loss report, but only with certain sub 
accounts, not the entire Income or Expense account. I browsed the mailing 
list a bit, searched on Google, and tried Dave Gilbert's manual, but I 
couldn't find the answer.

My Problem: I get reimbursed for certain expenses, which I keep in special 
subaccounts (off of Expenses). I also get refunded occasionally, and these 
refunds go into a subaccount under Income. I'd like to display the 
difference between my reimbursable expenses and what I've been reimbursed so 
far (so I can see how much money is owed to me).

What I'm trying to do: Create a Profit/Loss report with only a few 
subaccounts selected under both Expenses and Income.

What I do: I load a Profit/Loss report, and I go into Options. I have "Group 
the Accounts" and "Show Subtotals" selected in the Display dialog, and the 
General dialog is all defaults. Under Accounts, I have "Always show 
sub-accounts" selected. In Accounts, I deselect the main Expense account and 
select just the subaccounts I want. I hit either Apply or OK.

What happens: No expenses at all show up in the report. It seems like unless 
I select the entire Income or Expense account, the subaccounts won't show up 
at all.

What I expected: Only the subaccounts I wanted would be on the report.

Thank you for your help.

-Chris

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