Reconciling of account

[Ken G.]

On 11/03/2014 06:29 PM, David Carlson wrote:
> On 11/3/2014 3:57 PM, Ken G. wrote:
>>> On 4/11/2014 07:00, Ken G. wrote:
>>>> While reconciling my checking account yesterday, I was annoyed at
>>>> having to individually check off the little square boxes by using
>>>> the mouse and clicking each box, one at a time. It was so much
>>>> easily in the past to have had use the space bar by holding it down
>>>> and automatically checking off each box as fast as you can. Am I
>>>> missing something on how to do this now?
>>>>
>>>> I am using GnuCash 2.6.1 on a el cheapo HP computer using Ubuntu
>>>> 14.04.1 as the OS.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Ken
>>>>
>> On 11/03/2014 04:25 PM, prl wrote:
>>> I use SPACE, DOWN to check off items when I'm reconciling. SPACE used
>>> to advance automatically.
>>>
>>> Peter
>> Yes, I love the automatic advancing. I wonder why it was taken out of
>> the current version.
>>
>> Ken
>>
>>
>> Peter and Ken,
>> I noticed that in Windows, release 2.4.13 the spacebar does
>> automatically advance the selection as you described, and release 2.6.4
>> October 22 Windows build it does not advance, as you also describe.
>> Release 2.6.3 spacebar does not advance the selection in Ubuntu 12.04
>> either.  I think that could be called an inadvertent regression. The
>> Tutorial description of Entry Shortcuts describes using the spacebar in
>> the reconcile window, but it does not say whether the selection advances
>> automatically in either the 2.4 Guide or the 2.6 guide.   I would
>> consider filing a bug report, and I would like to have a preference
>> setting so that either action could be chosen.
>>
>> David C
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>>
How does one go about a bug report? Thanks.

Ken