Quickfill Issues

[Wayne Bird]

You are right about the imported data being all caps with a string of numbers after.  Quickfill with the imported data is the problem.  I delete TACO BELL and start typing "Tac..." and it automatically fills in as "TAC..."  The only way I've found around this is to type a space either in front of the name or in the middle, not at the end, then go back and delete the space and it will work for that transaction only.  The next imported data is all caps and I still have to manually enter it with a space.

> From: laidlaws at hotkey.net.au
> To: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: Quickfill Issues
> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:06:36 +1000
> CC: wrbird at hotmail.com
> 
> I think that you and the others are talking about two different things.
> 
> Fred and Derek are talking about memorised transactions, and their ideas work 
> there.  But like you, all my bank's QIFs are in upper case, and they get 
> imported as they are, including a long string of transaction IDs.  This isn't 
> exactly quickfill; it is more like importing what is there.
> 
> As I see it, you need either to edit the QIF (or OFX file, or whatever you use) 
> first, or to import it as it stands, then edit the description afterwards.  If 
> you do the latter, your quickfills should work.  Delete (or overwrite) the 
> downloaded description and start typing "Taco" as you did last time.
> 
> I have tried MSMoney only briefly, but Quicken will import downloaded 
> transactions and remember a description you chose before.  AFAIK, GnuCash 
> can't do that.
> 
> Or have I got it completely wrong -- again?
> 
> Doug.
> 
> On Wed, 9 Sep 2009 11:38:06 am wrbird wrote:
> > This suggestion still didn't work.  I've looked around for some type of
> > setting and couldn't find anything obvious.  Any other suggestions?
> >
> > wrbird wrote:
> > > Thank you Derek and Fred for your answers.  This will definitely help!
> > >
> > > Wayne
> > >
> > > wrbird wrote:
> > >> All,
> > >>
> > >> I just started using Gnucash.  I was a long time user of MSMoney.  I
> > >> imported transactions from my bank and just want to change the
> > >> description, for example, from "TACO BELL" to "Taco Bell", however
> > >> quickfill doesn't allow me to modify this to lower case, it just always
> > >> autofills the description.
> > >>
> > >> Does anyone know how to change this behavior?  Also does anyone know how
> > >> I can create shortcut keys for description input.  For example, can I
> > >> create a shortcut "tb" and that will automatically insert "Taco Bell"?
> > >>
> > >> Thanks for your help.
> > >>
> > >> Wayne
> 
> 

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