Quickfill Issues

Wayne Bird wrbird at hotmail.com
Wed Sep 9 21:35:01 EDT 2009 

Yea, Im back to using my MSMoney program.  There are just to many little quirks in GnuCash for me to use it right now.

> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:55:07 -0700
> From: sunfish62 at yahoo.com
> Subject: RE: Quickfill Issues
> To: dbreiser at earthlink.net; wrbird at hotmail.com
> CC: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> 
> 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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