Filter accounts in drop-down lists

[Carsten Pohle]

Thanks,

that was exactly the solution I was looking for.

BTW: Does it mean a significant overhead to keep lots of accounts that
are not realy required (i.e., should I prefer deleting account about
disabling them)?

With best regards

Carsten

Am 16.01.12 14:54, schrieb Derek Atkins:
> Hi,
>
> On Mon, January 16, 2012 6:37 am, Carsten Pohle wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I'm new to GnuCash and have just finished to set up a new accounts
>> framework based upon one of the default (German) SKR schemes.
>>
>> I have disabled most of the default accounts by setting them to
>> "hidden". This works well up to the point when I try to enter a
>> transaction. In the account field, I get the full list of all accounts
>> as a dropdown. This is quite inconvenient. Is there a way to make the
>> popup list obey the "hidden" attributes defined in the account
>> definition together with the filter option?
>
> Hidden only means "don't show in the Chart of Accounts".  The account is
> still available for transactions, which is why it's still in the popup
> list.  Mark the account as a placeholder and then it won't accept new
> transactions and therefore wont appear in the popup list.
>
>> Thanks and best regards
>>
>> Carsten
>
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> -derek
>