Error message

[Maf. King]

On Thursday 09 July 2009 10:48:08 Madeline Harris wrote:
> Hello
>
> I have received the following error message:
>
> This transaction is already being edited in another register. Please finish
> editing it there first.
>
> The message was received when I pressed enter to record a transaction. I
> had started to enter a transaction which I then decided I needed to split.
> I can't remember the sequence of events after this, but now I can't add any
> new transactions to this account. How can I find which other register is
> being used? What can I do next?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Madeline Harris
> (novice GnuCash user)


Hi,

I've had that crop up occasionally, never been repatable, though.
I find that closing the register and then re-opening it does the trick.

HTH,
Maf.