Multi-currency problems 2 of 2 (splits)

[Kevin HaleBoyes]

Derek Atkins wrote:
> TC <tc at emailetc.co.uk> writes:
> 
> [snip]
> 
>>I tried to represent that in gnucash by entering the 1010 as a split.
>>I noticed two problems.
>>
>>PROBLEM 1 - I wasn't asked for an exchange rate for the 1000 pound part
>>PROBLEM 2 - the split transaction appeared in the destination bank
>>account, but all the values are zero
>>
>>Just to make that second problem clear:
>>
>>Before the transfer, the account balances were:
>>
>>UK account = 2000 pounds
>>US account = 50 dollars
>>
>>After the transfer, the account balances were:
>>
>>UK account = 990 pounds (correct - 1010 pounds has been deducted)
>>US account = 50 dollars (wrong - where is the incoming 1814 dollars?)
>>
>>Again, am I doing it wrong?
> 
> 
> First, which version of gnucash are you using?
> 
> Second, how did you enter the transaction?  Using what interface?
> What key-/button- presses?  Unfortunately the register code is
> EXTREMELY fragile (internally) so the actual method used matters.
> There are at least three different code paths for "leaving" a cell in
> the register, so how you do it really does have an affect on behavior.
> It's (IMHO) a design flaw of the register implementation.  It's quite
> annoying, too.  So it's very possible that you used a broken
> code-path.
> 
> Some paths got broken sometime between 1.8.6 and 1.8.9 and I just
> haven't had the time or energy to track down what broke.  I'm hoping
> someone else comes along willing to take on that task.

Derek, could you tell us which code path is _not_ broken.
I've been entering various transaction very much like what TC is
entering and I noticed the problem too.  I just ignored the service
charge for now but I'd love to do it properly.

Thanks,
K.


>>tc
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> 
> -derek
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