Qif import and memos

Derek Atkins warlord at MIT.EDU
Wed Feb 14 10:28:31 EST 2007


Jeff Carneal <jeff-ml at soldmy.net> writes:

> Wouldn't it follow to simply pull the "far" memo just as the "far"  
> account is displayed when in basic transaction mode?  If that's what  
> is done for the far account, how/why would the algorithm be  
> materially different for the memo field?  I'm not saying there is no  
> reason, I simply do not yet see it.

Not particularly, because except for the "transfer account", everything
displayed is for the near split and/or transaction!

> Far that matter, in the even that there really is not a good answer,  
> the best answer would be to give the user a choice under preferences  
> as to which one to display.  I'm not asking anyone to code it... I  
> can do that.  But if I'm going to go to the trouble, I'd like some  
> indication that it would be committed.

Preferences are bad..

Besides you can already get to this information by expanding the
transaction!  Just do that.

> Jeff

-derek

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