How to customize the account list in the register

[David T.]

If I understand the OP correctly, his complaint isn't with hiding hidden accounts in the account window--it's that hidden accounts display in the account combo box when you are adding a transaction. Basically, if you set an account as Hidden, it still displays in the register drop down list.

I reported this as a bug over 3 years ago: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=397135

There is a workaround; accounts that are set as Placeholder accounts don't display in the drop down, so if you check that box as well, the account will not show in the drop down. (For what it's worth, making an account a Placeholder Account write-protects it)

HTH,
David

--- On Mon, 11/15/10, John Layman <john.layman at laymanandlayman.com> wrote:

> From: John Layman <john.layman at laymanandlayman.com>
> Subject: RE: How to customize the account list in the register
> To: gnucash at double-bars.net, clanlaw at googlemail.com, claven123 at gmail.com
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Date: Monday, November 15, 2010, 9:21 AM
> It works fine for me.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org
> [mailto:gnucash-user-bounces at gnucash.org]
> On Behalf Of Colin Scott
> Sent: Monday, November 15, 2010 6:41 AM
> To: clanlaw at googlemail.com;
> claven123 at gmail.com
> Cc: gnucash-user at gnucash.org
> Subject: Re: How to customize the account list in the
> register
> 
> 
> > If, when viewing the Accounts list, you go to View
> > Filter By and 
> > select Other then you will see a checkbox Show Hidden
> Accounts.
> > Clear this and hidden accts will not appear in the
> accounts list.
> 
> Oh, if only that were true!  In the current stable
> version (2.2.9) that does
> not work (in Windows, at least), and hidden accounts
> _always_ appear in the
> accounts list. 
> 
> Colin
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