Problem creating Stocks in gnucash

[David Carlson]

On 11/19/2014 3:52 PM, Rob Cussons wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have a brokerage account that I want to create a stock account below.
> However when I try to set it up, I can't enter a security type, I get a
> blank Type box and blank Security box with no dropdown choices (as shown
> below) and when I then try to close that dialogue box, I can only do it by
> clicking on the X. i.e. New, Cancel and OK buttons do nothing. Is it
> corrupted or something?
>
> [image: Inline images 1]
>
> I'm running GnuCash 2.6.3, "built from git rev 166cbb7+ on 2014-04-01", on
> a Windows 7 system, SP1 6.1.7601.
>
> Thanks very much for any help!
>
>
>
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Rob,

It looks like you started from the account list.  Did you first select
an account type on the left side of the page?  I think that a security
type must be selected first before those drop down lists work.

David C