Split transactions are killing me

[Will]

Ok, Liz seems to have nailed the correct procedure.

Hitting TAB to move to new lines and/or fields, on top of putting the
individual charges in the payment field (?) ended up as follows;

<http://gnucash.1415818.n4.nabble.com/file/n4659295/Screenshot_update.png> 

I suppose this is right, though the Payment concept is an odd one that
doesn't make much sense.

> Will, have faith, you will get this and once you do (stop doing whatever
> you are now doing wrong) you will wonder how you once managed to have so
> much trouble with simple (one sided) splits.

It's easy to see why an odd approach requiring TABs only and calling
purchases "payments" that does not have documentation that explains it with
/any/ degree of sufficiency can end up with a number of first time users
left in the dark. So no, I don't wonder...

>> In the example you're giving, I am assuming you're using your credit
>> card to pay for stuff at Costco. Therefore, the $1000 would go in the
>> left column, and your expense entries would go in the right one. Then
>> everything will balance out.

> It's the other way around. The expenses go in the left-hand column
> and the credit card charge in the right-hand column.

I find it quite telling  that even experienced users are confused on this
matter.
 



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