select accounts by name: focus off tab

[Tommy Trussell]

I'm running GnuCash 2.2.6 on Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid. I discovered quite
by accident that I could SOMETIMES select an account by typing the
first few letters of the account name, but sometimes not... SO I just
did a few tests to figure out why...

When I have focus on any account line (by clicking on an account in
the Accounts list, NOT by clicking on the Accounts tab), I can select
any account in the list, IF it is not collapsed into a superior
account, by typing the first few characters of the account name. If I
leave your hands off the mouse, I can open the account by pressing the
Enter key, enter stuff, close the tab with Ctrl-W, select another
account, and so forth.

For example, to select my account: Assets:Current Assets:Checks Received
I can type type "checks" to select it (as long as it is not collapsed
under Current Assets or Assets).

After I click on the Accounts tab, I cannot select an account by
typing its name.

It would be cool if the focus went to the Accounts list when you
clicked the tab so you can just start typing the account name.


I just reported this as bug 577745
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=577745

P.S.: Bugzilla.gnome.org is slow as molasses today!