Quickfill Issues

Wed Sep 9 22:06:50 EDT 2009

To me, using MS Money was becoming a pain, because I am using Linux as my
primary system, And I have WinXP installed as a virtual machine. So, to just
enter a simple transaction, I had to boot up Linux, but up the virtual Win
and then run MSMoney.
I do really miss some of its features, specially the graphs and reports, but
at least I am updating my finances records more often than when I was using
MSMoney.
The upper case issue? Does not hurt me at all. It's a matter of putting all
the goods and bads on the balance.

Please, better report and graphs support, anybody? :)

Cheers!
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Daniel
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2009/9/9 Wayne Bird <wrbird at hotmail.com>

>
> 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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