Question on autofill of description field

[David T.]

Matt,
That is an oddity of the Autofill feature as implemented in GnuCash, and you have come upon the only remedy. I don't like it either. 

In the past, some have suggested editing the OFX file before you import it. That way, at least, the transactions start out the way you want them. I've never tried it, myself.
David
      From: Matt Kowske <jmk at cmail.nu>
 To: GnuCash-User List <gnucash-user at gnucash.org> 
 Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:10 PM
 Subject: Question on autofill of description field
   
Hi,

I have a little problem going through transactions for my account that
have been downloaded via OFX. The description field is typically
downloaded as the payee name in all caps with some location data
following it, like: "MANGOS CAFE RESTAURANT". After downloaded
transactions I go through each one and assign accounts and fix the desc
field. In this case, I would like it to be "Mangos Cafe". I tab over and
start to type "Mangos Cafe", but it autofills this as "MANGOS CAFE
RESTAURANT". It's very awkward to get the case right. I typically add a
space somewhere, like "M angos Cafe" and then have to go back and remove
the space, then tab to the next field. Is there a feature I'm missing
somewhere that can match "MANGOS CAFE RESTAURANT" and automatically
translate this to something else? Or a better way to do the entry
manually? Thanks!
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