Quickfill Issues

[David T.]

It seems to me the real problem here is that the Quickfill database is adding the descriptions of imported transactions automatically. 

It really defeats the purpose of Quickfill to have spurious entries that force the user to fully type in the description a second time with an extra character at the end that you then have to delete out. There's not much that's "Quick" about that. It is quite frustrating to import a slew of transactions in 3 minutes, only to spend a half an hour re-typing the transactions in human case (with an extra character added).

Is there any way to change this behavior? Perhaps at least an option to remove spurious entries from the list once they're there (something like Firefox's editable address bar dropdown)?

David

--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Wayne Bird <wrbird at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: Wayne Bird <wrbird at hotmail.com>
> Subject: RE: Quickfill Issues
> To: dbreiser at earthlink.net
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 9:55 PM
> 
> After trying this on more data it works good.  Thanks
> for the help!
> 
> > Subject: Re: Quickfill Issues
> > From: dbreiser at earthlink.net
> > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 00:36:38 -0400
> > CC: laidlaws at hotkey.net.au;
> gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> > To: wrbird at hotmail.com
> > 
> > Sounds like there are a bunch of spaces padded on the
> end of your  
> > imported fields, so typing a few spaces at the end is
> still matching  
> > the import.
> > 
> > How about typing: Taco Bellz(then delete the z)?
> > 
> > Dave
> > On Sep 9, 2009, at 12:14 AM, Wayne Bird wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > > 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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