Weird behaviour with trading accounts?

[Derek Atkins]

Mike Alexander <mta at umich.edu> writes:

> --On August 26, 2012 8:06:13 PM +0200 Mark <msalists at gmx.net> wrote:
>
>> Ok, this way it worked - the main difference this time: using "Basic
>> Ledger" view instead of the "Transaction Journal" view I have been
>> using before.
>> How (which fields in which row) would I enter this in "Transaction
>> Journal view to get the same result?
>>
>
> I just did the same thing in the Transaction Journal view and it
> worked there too.  Open the EUR checking account.  In a new
> transaction the first split will, by default, be in that account.
> Enter "100.00" in the "credit" column.  Tab to the next split and
> enter a USD account, e.g., Expenses:Dining.  Then enter 124.70 in the
> Debit column and tab out of the split.  In the exchange rate dialog
> that should pop up, put in 1.247 as the exchange rate or 100 as the
> amount and close it.  Hit enter to record the transaction and you
> should get the two trading account splits.

A significant key here is using Tab instead of Enter, or any other
method to move cells.

>            Mike

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-derek

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